Altar of Dementia + Hit the Mother Lode

Altar of Dementia + Hit the Mother Lode Combos

2 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite ETB Infinite death triggers Infinite LTB Infinite magecraft triggers Infinite mill

Combo 1 with Mortuary + Eternal Witness + Amulet of Vigor

Also requires: Mortuary Mortuary Eternal Witness Eternal Witness Amulet of Vigor Amulet of Vigor
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
Steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Eternal Witness.
  2. When Eternal Witness dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Eternal Witness on top of your library from your graveyard.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Eternal Witness's power.
  4. Cast Hit the Mother Lode by paying {4}{R}{R}{R}, exiling Eternal Witness from the top of your library and casting it without paying its mana cost, and creating seven tapped Treasure artifact tokens.
  5. When Eternal Witness and the Treasures enter the battlefield, Amulet of Vigor triggers seven times and Eternal Witness triggers once.
  6. Resolve all Amulet of Vigor triggers, untapping the Treasures.
  7. Resolve the Eternal Witness trigger, returning Hit the Mother Lode from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {4}{R}{R}{R}.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Mortuary + Skullwinder + Amulet of Vigor

Also requires: Mortuary Mortuary Skullwinder Skullwinder Amulet of Vigor Amulet of Vigor
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count · Target opponent returns all cards in their graveyard to their hand
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Skullwinder.
  2. When Skullwinder dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Skullwinder on top of your library from your graveyard.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Skullwinder's power.
  4. Cast Hit the Mother Lode by paying {4}{R}{R}{R}, exiling Skullwinder from the top of your library and casting it without paying its mana cost, and creating seven tapped Treasure artifact tokens.
  5. When Skullwinder and the Treasures enter the battlefield, Amulet of Vigor triggers seven times and Skullwinder triggers once.
  6. Resolve all Amulet of Vigor triggers, untapping the Treasures.
  7. Resolve the Skullwinder trigger, returning Hit the Mother Lode from your graveyard to your hand, and causing an opponent to return a card from their graveyard to their hand.
  8. Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {4}{R}{R}{R}.
  9. Repeat.
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