Combos with Ashes of the Abhorrent

15 known combos in Commander — View Ashes of the Abhorrent

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Ashes of the Abhorrent triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain
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  1. Gain any amount of life.
  2. Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay {2} to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Fungus Beast, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When the Fungus Beast dies, Ashes of the Abhorrent triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB
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  1. Cast Sculpting Steel by paying {3}, causing it to enter the battlefield as a copy of Ratchet, Rescue Racer.
  2. Put Ratchet into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  3. Choose to return Ratchet to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. Sculpting Steel triggers, failing to convert it.
  5. Cast Ratchet from the command zone as Ratchet, Field Medic by paying {2}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  6. Gain any amount of life.
  7. Ratchet, Field Medic triggers, converting itself.
  8. Put Ratchet into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  9. Choose not to return Ratchet to the command zone from your graveyard.
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  11. Resolve the Ratchet, Field Medic trigger, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  12. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
  13. Repeat from step 7.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and 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. Ashes of the Abhorrent also triggers regardless.
  3. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve the persist trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Repeat
Results: Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite -1/-1 counters
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  1. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Ashes of the Abhorrent triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any other creature and causing you to draw a card.
  4. If the creature who had the counter placed has 0 toughness, it dies as a state-based action.
  5. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  6. Repeat until your opponents do not control any more creatures, or until you draw your library.
  7. If you have cards remaining in your library, you may repeat this combo any time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Ashes of the Abhorrent triggers, causing you to gain 1 life
  3. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a creature token.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing the nontoken creature that can be cast using one colored mana.
  2. When the creature dies, Ashes of the Abhorrent and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  3. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
  7. Cast the creature by paying its mana cost.
  8. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Ashes of the Abhorrent triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
  2. When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Myr Scrapling by sacrificing it.
  2. When Myr Scrapling dies, Mortuary and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Myr Scrapling from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
  5. Resolve the Myr Scrapling ability.
  6. Cast Myr Scrapling from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing it.
  2. When Carrion Feeder dies, Mortuary and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Carrion Feeder from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
  5. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
  6. Cast Carrion Feeder from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite black mana
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  1. Activate Blood Pet by sacrificing it.
  2. When Blood Pet dies, Mortuary and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Blood Pet from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
  5. Cast Blood Pet from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Bile Urchin by sacrificing it.
  2. When Bile Urchin dies, Mortuary and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Bile Urchin from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
  5. Resolve the Bile Urchin ability.
  6. Cast Bile Urchin from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
  2. When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Myr Scrapling by sacrificing it.
  2. When Myr Scrapling dies, Mortuary and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Myr Scrapling from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life
  5. Resolve the Myr Scrapling ability.
  6. Cast Myr Scrapling from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
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