Aetherflux Reservoir + Ashnod's Altar Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite damage Infinite ETB Infinite lifegain Infinite lifegain triggers Infinite LTB

Combo 1 with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Gravecrawler

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying 2 life.
  3. Aetherflux Reservoir and K'rrik triggers.
  4. Resolve the Aetherflux Reservoir trigger, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Resolve the K'rrik trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Repeat.
  7. Once you have infinite life, you may use it to activate Aetherflux Reservoir's ability to deal infinite damage to any target(s).
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Combo 2 with Mortuary + Bolas's Citadel

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying X life, where X is the creature's mana value.
  4. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Defiler of Flesh + Gravecrawler

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying 2 life.
  3. Aetherflux Reservoir and Defiler of Flesh trigger.
  4. Resolve the Aetherflux Reservoir trigger, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Resolve the Defiler of Flesh trigger, giving target creature +1/+1 and menace until end of turn.
  6. Repeat.
  7. Once you have infinite life, you may activate Aetherflux Reservoir's ability to deal infinite damage to any target(s).

Combo 4 with Mortuary + Gwenom, Remorseless

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite damage · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying X life, where X is the creature's mana value.
  4. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Treasonous Ogre + Squee, the Immortal

Results: Infinite damage · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite red mana · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Treasonous Ogre twice by paying 6 life, adding {R}{R}.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Squee, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Cast Squee from your graveyard by paying {1}{R}{R}.
  4. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Repeat.
  6. Once you have infinite life, you may activate Aetherflux Reservoir's ability infinitely to deal infinite damage to any target(s).
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