Combos with The Balrog, Durin's Bane

8 known combos in Commander — View The Balrog, Durin's Bane

The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
336 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
105 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Anax, Hardened in the Forge Anax, Hardened in the Forge
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite commander casts · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Anax trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Anax trigger, creating two 1/1 Satyr creature tokens.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Satyr, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
39 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Sifter of Skulls Sifter of Skulls
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Eldrazi Scion, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
37 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Ogre Slumlord Ogre Slumlord
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Ogre Slumlord trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Ogre Slumlord trigger, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Rat, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
21 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Blight Mound Blight Mound
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Blight Mound trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Blight Mound trigger, creating a 1/1 Pest creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Pest, adding {R}.
  8. When the Pest dies, it triggers, causing you to gain one life.
  9. Repeat.
18 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Open the Graves trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zombie, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
13 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Warbeast of Gorgoroth Warbeast of Gorgoroth
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Warbeast of Gorgoroth trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Warbeast of Gorgoroth trigger, creating a 0/0 Orc Army creature token, and then putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Orc Army, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
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