The Payoff
"Massive creatures in play by turns 3–4"
Requirements
The Combo: Storyboard
1
Step 1
Use Survival to tutor up Verdant Force, discarding it to the graveyard.
2
Step 2
Play a small creature.
3
Step 3
Activate Recurring Nightmare: sacrifice the small creature, reanimate Verdant Force.
4
Step 4
Recurring Nightmare returns to your hand and can be used again.