It can target itself with its effect, which will then allow it to special summon itself back during the Standby Phase of the next turn
The Sword of Hercules isnt on theme, but it helps riposte against some big characters in the meta and works towards a win with the many challenges youll be doing
Reveillark's death trigger will activate again, you can repeat the whole loop as many times as you want: use Reveillark to bring Karmic Guide back, use Karmic Guide to bring Reveillark back, sacrifice them both to Phyrexian Altar
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Ultimately, Gallade ex will live or die based on its opponent
You can also be a little sneaky and instant speed Proliferate, which lets you add another counter of an already existing type, right after your opponent declares their choice to deal a little extra damage