Combos with Phyrexian Altar

15 known combos in Commander — View Phyrexian Altar

Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding {B}.
  2. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  3. Repeat.
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Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar 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. Repeat.
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Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {1}.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. Repeat.
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Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}
  2. Pawn of Ulamog triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this creature: add {C}"
  3. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. Repeat.
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Luminous Broodmoth Luminous Broodmoth Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the persist or undying creature, adding one mana of any color.
  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. Repeat.
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Forsaken Miner Forsaken Miner Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Blood Artist Blood Artist
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, adding {B}.
  2. When Forsaken Miner dies, Blood Artist triggers.
  3. When you commit that crime, Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and gaining 1 life.
  5. Repeat.
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Forsaken Miner Forsaken Miner Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, adding {B}.
  2. When Forsaken Miner dies, Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel triggers, targeting an opponent.
  3. When you commit that crime, Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel trigger, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and gaining 1 life.
  5. Repeat.
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The Great Henge The Great Henge Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite colored mana
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the persist creature, adding one mana of any color.
  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. Repeat.
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Nether Traitor Nether Traitor Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite colorless mana
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding {B}.
  2. When Nether Traitor dies, Pawn of Ulamog triggers, creating a creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding one mana of any color.
  4. When the creature token dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
9,475 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Plague Belcher Plague Belcher
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar 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. Repeat.
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Relentless Dead Relentless Dead Rooftop Storm Rooftop Storm Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Relentless Dead, adding {B}.
  2. Relentless Dead's first and second abilities trigger.
  3. Resolve Relentless Dead's first ability, causing you to pay {B} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Resolve Relentless Dead's second abilitiy, choosing not to pay.
  5. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {0}.
  6. Repeat.
8,206 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Living Death Living Death Eternal Witness Eternal Witness Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite blinking · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Eternal Witness and all other creatures you control, adding {B} for each creature sacrificed.
  2. Cast Living Death by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to exile all creatures from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, then return the exiled cards to the battlefield.
  3. When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Living Death from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat any number of times.
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Relentless Dead Relentless Dead Necroduality Necroduality Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {B}{B}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Necroduality triggers, creating a token copy of it.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Relentless Dead, adding {1}.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger. Choose not to pay for either.
  5. Activate [[FSO]] by sacrificing the token Relentless Dead, adding {1}.
  6. When the token Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger.
  7. Resolve the first trigger, choosing not to pay.
  8. Resolve the second trigger, causing you to pay {2} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Sifter of Skulls Sifter of Skulls
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}
  2. Sifter of Skulls triggers, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token with "Sacrifice this creature: add {C}"
  3. Activate the Eldrazi Scion by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. Repeat.
7,233 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Karmic Guide Karmic Guide Reveillark Reveillark Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar 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. Repeat.
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