Altar of Dementia + Minn, Wily Illusionist Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite mill Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Meloku the Clouded Mirror

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
Steps
  1. Activate the land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. Activate Meloku by paying {1} and returning a land you control to your hand, creating a 1/1 Illusion creature token.
  3. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the Illusion token.
  4. The Illusion dies, triggering Minn's second ability, putting a land from your hand onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to the Illusion's power.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Phantasmal Dreadmaw + Fool's Demise

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing another Illusion with power five or greater.
  2. The Illusion dies, triggering Minn's second ability, putting Fool's Demise from your hand onto the battlefield attached to Phantasmal Dreadmaw.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
  4. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Phantasmal Dreadmaw.
  5. Phantasmal Dreadmaw dies, triggering Minn's second ability and Fool's Demise's first and second abilities.
  6. Resolve the second Fool's Demise trigger, returning it from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Resolve the first Fool's Demise trigger, returning Phantasmal Dreadmaw from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Resolve the Minn trigger, putting Fool's Demise from your hand onto the battlefield attached to Phantasmal Dreadmaw.
  9. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 4, Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Phantasmal Dreadmaw's power.
  10. Repeat from step 4.

Combo 3 with Cromat + Fool's Demise

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Cromat.
  2. Cromat dies, triggering Minn's second ability and Fool's Demise's first and second abilities.
  3. Resolve the second Fool's Demise trigger, returning it from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Resolve the first Fool's Demise trigger, returning Cromat from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Minn trigger, putting Fool's Demise from your hand onto the battlefield attached to Cromat.
  6. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1, causing target player to mill cards equal to Cromat's power.
  7. Repeat.
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