Mortuary | Gray Merchant of Asphodel | Shilgengar, Sire of Famine (and one other card)

Cards

Your life total is at least 6 if Gray Merchant is on the top of your library, or you have ({3} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) available otherwise.

Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying ({3} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Activate
Shilgengar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
When Gray Merchant dies,
Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
Resolve the
Shilgengar ability.
Repeat.

Bracket tag

SpicyBracket 3-4+

Probably 3 or 4, but hard to classify

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