Combos with Altered Ego
15 known combos in Commander — View Altered Ego
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian
- When Altered Ego enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Felidar Guardian.
- When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Altered Ego. Choose to have Altered Ego enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying {3}{G}{U}, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Enduring Scalelord with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Enduring Scalelord triggers, putting +1/+1 counter on itself.
- Altered Ego triggers, putting +1/+1 counter on itself.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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- Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Altered Ego.
- Illusionist's Bracers triggers, copying Kiora's Follower's ability.
- Resolve both Kiora's Follower abilities, untapping Altered Ego and another permanent you control.
- Activate Altered Ego by tapping it, untapping Kiora's Follower.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel
- When Altered Ego enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Wispweaver Angel.
- When Wispweaver Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Altered Ego. Choose to have Altered Ego enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite creature tokens
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- Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Altered Ego.
- Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- Resolve the Kiora's Follower ability, untapping Altered Ego.
- Activate Altered Ego by tapping it, targeting Kiora's Follower.
- Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- Resolve the Altered Ego ability, untapping Kiora's Follower.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite death triggers
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Bladewing.
- Put Bladewing into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- Altered Ego's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning Bladewing from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Put Bladewing into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- Bladewing's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 4.
Results:
Infinite self-mill
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Activate Altered Ego by paying {1}{U}, shuffling Altered Ego into your library and milling your entire library due to it not having a card named Mirror-Mad Phantasm in it.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying {7}{G}{U}, causing it to enter the battlefield as a copy of Sage of Hours with five +1/+1 counters on it.
- Activate Altered Ego by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Activate Temur Sabertooth by paying {1}{G}, returning Altered Ego to your hand from the battlefield.
- Repeat each turn.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite creature tokens
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- Activate Forensic Researcher by tapping it, targeting Altered Ego.
- Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- Resolve the Forensic Researcher ability, untapping Altered Ego.
- Activate Altered Ego by tapping it, targeting Forensic Researcher.
- Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- Resolve the Altered Ego ability, untapping Forensic Researcher.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying {7}{G}{U}.
- Chulane triggers, causing you to draw a card and allowing you to put a land onto the battlefield from your hand.
- Resolve Altered Ego, causing it to enter the battlefield as a copy of Sage of Hours with five +1/+1 counters on it.
- Activate Altered Ego by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Activate Chulane by paying {3} and tapping it, returning Altered Ego to your hand from the battlefield.
- Repeat each turn.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying {7}{G}{U}, causing it to enter the battlefield as a copy of Sage of Hours with five +1/+1 counters on it.
- Activate Altered Ego by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Activate Kogla by paying {1}{G}, returning Altered Ego to your hand from the battlefield.
- Repeat each turn.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite creature tokens
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- Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Altered Ego.
- Hapatra triggers, creating a creature token.
- Activate Altered Ego by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Grim Poppet.
- Hapatra triggers, creating a creature token.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite creature tokens
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- Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Altered Ego.
- Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token.
- Activate Altered Ego by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Grim Poppet.
- Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite creature tokens
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- Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Altered Ego.
- Flourishing Defenses triggers, creating a creature token.
- Activate Altered Ego by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Grim Poppet.
- Flourishing Defenses triggers, creating a creature token.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
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- Cast Altered Ego by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
- Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
- Karmic Guide and Altered Ego's abilities trigger.
- Resolve the Altered Ego ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Altered Ego leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Put Altered Ego into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
- Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger.
- Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Altered Ego from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
- Repeat from step 2.
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