Prerequisites
- Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield
- Hardened Academic on the battlefield
- Obstinate Gargoyle on the battlefield
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Obstinate Gargoyle
- When Obstinate Gargoyle dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it
- Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Obstinate Gargoyle
- Repeat
Results
Required Cards 3

Phyrexian Altar
Artifact

Hardened Academic
Creature — Bird Cleric

Obstinate Gargoyle
Artifact Creature — Gargoyle