Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Bartolomé del Presidio + Persist Creature

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How it works

Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the creature with persist.
When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the persist creature.
When the persist creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
Repeat.

In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Oddball tier?

1–2 · Exhibition & Core

Allowed in this bracket.

3 · Upgraded

Allowed in this bracket.

4–5 · Optimized & cEDH

All combos are allowed.