Combos with Altar of Dementia

15 known combos in Commander — View Altar of Dementia

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers if it didn't have a -1/-1 counter on it, and its undying ability triggers if it didn't have a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. Resolve the persist trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Resolve the undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Luminous Broodmoth Luminous Broodmoth Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
  2. When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
  3. Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Karmic Guide Karmic Guide Reveillark Reveillark Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  2. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reveillark.
  3. When Reveillark dies, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide and up to one other creature with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Reveillark from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 2.
  6. Repeat.
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Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  2. When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  6. Repeat.
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The Great Henge The Great Henge Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite self-mill · Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. The sacrificed creature's persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. The Great Henge triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature and causing you to draw a card.
  4. The -1/-1 and +1/+1 counters are removed as a state-based action.
  5. Resolve the ability from step 1.
  6. Repeat.
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Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Rooftop Storm Rooftop Storm Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  2. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {0}.
  3. Repeat.
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Celes, Rune Knight Celes, Rune Knight Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  5. Repeat.
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Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite creature tokens
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat
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Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia Plague Belcher Plague Belcher
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Plague Belcher.
  2. When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability
  5. Repeat.
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Kheru Goldkeeper Kheru Goldkeeper Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  2. Kheru Goldkeeper triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  4. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Repeat.
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Muldrotha, the Gravetide Muldrotha, the Gravetide Kaya's Ghostform Kaya's Ghostform Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia Lotus Petal Lotus Petal
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Muldrotha.
  2. Kaya's Ghostform triggers, returning Muldrotha to the battlefield.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia's ability, causing target player to mill six cards.
  4. Activate Lotus Petal by sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Cast Kaya's Ghostform from your graveyard by paying {B}, targeting Muldrotha.
  6. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard by paying {0}.
  7. Repeat.
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Thran Vigil Thran Vigil Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. Thran Vigil triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature.
  4. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to the persist creature's power.
  5. Repeat.
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Sun Titan Sun Titan Karmic Guide Karmic Guide Animate Dead Animate Dead Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Cast Sun Titan.
  2. Sun Titan enters the battlefield, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. With the Animate Dead trigger on the stack, Activate Altar of Dementia, sacrificing Sun Titan to mill target player six.
  4. Resolve the Animate Dead trigger, causing it to become an Aura with "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead" and returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Animate Dead is put into your graveyard due to state based actions, as it cannot attach to a creature with protection from black.
  6. Animate Dead triggers, causing you to sacrifice Karmic Guide.
  7. Karmic Guide's enter the battlefield triggers.
  8. Resolve Karmic Guide's enter the battlefield trigger returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Saffi Eriksdotter Saffi Eriksdotter Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia Karmic Guide Karmic Guide
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Saffi by sacrificing it, targeting Karmic Guide
  2. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide
  3. When Karmic Guide dies, Saffi triggers, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Saffi from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Forsaken Miner Forsaken Miner Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, targeting any opponent.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer triggers when Forsaken Miner dies, and Forsaken Miner triggers when you commit the crime in step 1.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Resolve the Forsaken Miner trigger, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to Forsaken Miner's power.
  7. Repeat.
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