Altar of Dementia + Insidious Roots

Altar of Dementia + Insidious Roots Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite mill Infinite self-mill

Combo 1 with Tortured Existence + Pitiless Plunderer

Also requires: Tortured Existence Tortured Existence Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Steps
  1. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  2. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token.
  3. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature token.
  4. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Peregrin Took + Cauldron Familiar

Also requires: Peregrin Took Peregrin Took Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures · Infinite card draw · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite draw triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar, causing target player to mill cards equal to Cauldron Familiar's power.
  2. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food, returning Cauldron Familiar to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  3. Cauldron Familiar and Insidious Roots trigger.
  4. Resolve the Insidious Roots trigger, creating a 0/1 green Plant creature token and a Food artifact token, and then putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control.
  5. Resolve the Cauldron Familiar trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  6. Repeat
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Combo 3 with Ygra, Eater of All + Cauldron Familiar

Also requires: Ygra, Eater of All Ygra, Eater of All Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food.
  2. Ygra triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  3. Resolve the Cauldron Familiar ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Cauldron Familiar and Insidious Roots trigger.
  5. Resolve the Insidious Roots trigger, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token and putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control.
  6. Resolve the Cauldron Familiar trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  7. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar.
  8. When Cauldron Familiar dies, Ygra triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  9. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  10. Repeat.
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