Altar of Dementia + Living Death

Altar of Dementia + Living Death Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Dualcaster Mage

Also requires: Dualcaster Mage Dualcaster Mage
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite death triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard
Steps
  1. Cast Living Death by paying its mana cost
  2. Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Living Death.
  4. Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
  5. Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Living Death
  6. Resolve the Living Death copy, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, and returning all cards exiled this way to the battlefield under their owner's control.
  7. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 2 with Archaeomancer + Peregrine Drake

Also requires: Archaeomancer Archaeomancer Peregrine Drake Peregrine Drake
Results: Infinite blinking for all players · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing Archaeomancer and Peregrine Drake, causing target player to mill cards equal to Peregrine Drake and Archaeomancer's power.
  3. Cast Living Death by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, then return all cards exiled this way to the battlefield.
  4. Archaeomancer and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, triggering their abilities.
  5. Resolve the Archaeomancer trigger, returning Living Death from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands you control.
  7. Repeat.
  8. If the five lands can tap to produce at least {4}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
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Combo 3 with Naru Meha, Master Wizard

Also requires: Naru Meha, Master Wizard Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite death triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard
Show steps
  1. Cast Living Death by paying its mana cost
  2. Holding priority, cast Naru Meha by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Naru Meha enters, it triggers, targeting Living Death.
  4. Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Naru Meha.
  5. Resolve the Naru Meha trigger, copying Living Death
  6. Resolve the Living Death copy, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, and returning all cards exiled this way to the battlefield under their owner's control.
  7. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 4 with Archaeomancer + Great Whale

Also requires: Archaeomancer Archaeomancer Great Whale Great Whale
Results: Infinite blinking for all players · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count · Infinite untap of lands you control
Show steps
  1. Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing Archaeomancer and Great Whale, causing target player to mill cards equal to Great Whale and Archaeomancer's power.
  3. Cast Living Death by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, then return all cards exiled this way to the battlefield.
  4. Archaeomancer and Great Whale enter the battlefield, triggering their abilities.
  5. Resolve the Archaeomancer trigger, returning Living Death from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Great Whale trigger, untapping up to seven lands you control.
  7. Repeat.
  8. If the seven lands can tap to produce at least {4}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
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Combo 5 with Archaeomancer + Palinchron

Also requires: Archaeomancer Archaeomancer Palinchron Palinchron
Results: Infinite blinking for all players · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count · Infinite untap of lands you control
Show steps
  1. Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing Archaeomancer and Palinchron, causing target player to mill cards equal to Palinchron and Archaeomancer's power.
  3. Cast Living Death by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, then return all cards exiled this way to the battlefield.
  4. Archaeomancer and Palinchron enter the battlefield, triggering their abilities.
  5. Resolve the Archaeomancer trigger, returning Living Death from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Palinchron trigger, untapping up to seven lands you control.
  7. Repeat.
  8. If the seven lands can tap to produce at least {4}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
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