At the beginning of your upkeep, Delaying Shield triggers.
Holding priority, if Delaying Shield has any delay counters on it, activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, moving the delay counters from Delaying Shield onto Resourceful Defense.
Resolve the Delaying Shield trigger, doing nothing.
While Delaying Shield is on the battlefield, all damage that would be dealt to you is replaced by putting that many counters on Delaying Shield instead.
Repeat each turn as necessary.

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you

Lock

Resourceful Defense

Delaying Shield

Put a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to 1. The creatue dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness, triggering Hapatra and Resourceful Defense.
Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to 1.
Resolve the Hapatra trigger, creating a 1/1 creature token.
Repeat from step 2.

Infinite creature ETB

Infinite creature LTB

Infinite death triggers

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

Put a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to 1. The creatue dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness, triggering Nest of Scarabs and Resourceful Defense.
Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to 1.
Resolve the Nest of Scarabs trigger, creating a 1/1 creature token.
Repeat from step 2.

Nest of Scarabs

Put a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to 1. The creatue dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness, triggering Flourishing Defenses and Resourceful Defense.
Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to 1.
Resolve the Flourishing Defenses trigger, creating a 1/1 creature token.
Repeat from step 2.

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