Altar of Dementia + Pitiless Plunderer

Altar of Dementia + Pitiless Plunderer Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Gravecrawler

Also requires: Gravecrawler Gravecrawler
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
Steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  2. When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Reassembling Skeleton + Pawn of Ulamog

Also requires: Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat
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Combo 3 with Forsaken Miner

Also requires: Forsaken Miner Forsaken Miner
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, targeting any opponent.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer triggers when Forsaken Miner dies, and Forsaken Miner triggers when you commit the crime in step 1.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Resolve the Forsaken Miner trigger, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to Forsaken Miner's power.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Reassembling Skeleton + Teysa Karlov

Also requires: Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Teysa Karlov Teysa Karlov
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 Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  5. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Reassembling Skeleton + Drivnod, Carnage Dominus

Also requires: Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Drivnod, Carnage Dominus Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  5. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Slimefoot and Squee

Also requires: Slimefoot and Squee Slimefoot and Squee
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing the persist or undying creature and Slimefoot and Squee.
  2. When Slimefoot and Squee and the other creature die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice and the other creature's persist or undying ability triggers.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve the persist or undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the undying or persist creature.
  6. When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  8. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{R}{G}.
  9. Activate Slimefoot and Squee by paying {1}{B}{R}{G} and sacrificing a Saproling.
  10. When the Saproling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  11. Resolve the Slimefoot and Squee ability, returning it and the persist or undying creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  12. When Slimefoot and Squee enters, it triggers, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  13. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  14. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Reassembling Skeleton + Sifter of Skulls

Also requires: Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Sifter of Skulls Sifter of Skulls
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat
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Combo 8 with Nether Traitor + Pawn of Ulamog

Also requires: Nether Traitor Nether Traitor Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Nether Traitor.
  2. When Nether Traitor dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia trigger, causing target player to mill one card.
  6. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  7. When the Eldrazi Spawn dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Nether Traitor trigger.
  8. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating another Treasure token.
  9. Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  10. Resolve Nether Traitor's trigger, paying {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  11. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Luminous Broodmoth + Reassembling Skeleton

Also requires: Luminous Broodmoth Luminous Broodmoth Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Luminous Broodmoth and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  3. Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, returning Reassembling Skeleton from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  6. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Resolve the Altar of Dementia abilities from steps 1 and 5, causing target player to mill cards equal to twice Reassembling Skeleton's power.
  8. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  9. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Slimefoot and Squee + Sprouting Thrinax

Also requires: Slimefoot and Squee Slimefoot and Squee Sprouting Thrinax Sprouting Thrinax
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing Sporuting Thrinax and Slimefoot and Squee.
  2. When Slimefoot and Squee and Sprouting Thrinax die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice and Sprouting Thrinax triggers once.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve the Sprouting Thrinax trigger, creating three 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
  5. Activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing two Saprolings.
  6. When the Saprolings die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  7. Resolve the Altar of Dementia abilities from steps 1 and 5.
  8. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}{R}{G}.
  9. Activate Slimefoot and Squee by paying {1}{B}{R}{G} and sacrificing a Saproling.
  10. When the Saproling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  11. Resolve the Slimefoot and Squee ability, returning it and Sprouting Thrinax from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  12. When Slimefoot and Squee enter the battlefield, it triggers, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  13. Repeat.
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Combo 11 with Peregrin Took + Cauldron Familiar

Also requires: Peregrin Took Peregrin Took Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar.
  2. When Cauldron Familiar dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure and a Food artifact token.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Cauldron Familiar's power.
  4. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing the Food, returning Cauldron Familiar to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  5. When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain one life.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 12 with Academy Manufactor + Cauldron Familiar

Also requires: Academy Manufactor Academy Manufactor Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar
  2. When Cauldron Familar dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Food, a Clue, and a Treasure token.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  4. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food, returning Cauldron Familiar from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 13 with Underworld Breach

Also requires: Underworld Breach Underworld Breach
Results: Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Exile your library and graveyard
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature with power of 3 or greater.
  2. When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing you to mill cards equal to the creature's power.
  4. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
  5. Cast the creature from your graveyard by paying its mana cost plus exiling three other cards from your graveyard.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 14 with Bloodsoaked Champion + Pawn of Ulamog

Also requires: Bloodsoaked Champion Bloodsoaked Champion Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
  2. When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat
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Combo 15 with Nether Traitor + Sifter of Skulls

Also requires: Nether Traitor Nether Traitor Sifter of Skulls Sifter of Skulls
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Nether Traitor.
  2. When Nether Traitor dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia trigger, causing target player to mill one card.
  6. Activate the Eldrazi Scion token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  7. When the Eldrazi Scion dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Nether Traitor trigger.
  8. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating another Treasure token.
  9. Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  10. Resolve Nether Traitor's trigger, paying {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  11. Repeat.
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Combo 16 with Bloodsoaked Champion + Sifter of Skulls

Also requires: Bloodsoaked Champion Bloodsoaked Champion Sifter of Skulls Sifter of Skulls
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
  2. When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat
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Combo 17 with Tortured Existence + Insidious Roots

Also requires: Tortured Existence Tortured Existence Insidious Roots Insidious Roots
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
Show 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 18 with Cult Conscript + Pawn of Ulamog

Also requires: Cult Conscript Cult Conscript Pawn of Ulamog Pawn of Ulamog
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Cult Conscript.
  2. When Cult Conscript dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat
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Combo 19 with Teysa Karlov + Bloodsoaked Champion

Also requires: Teysa Karlov Teysa Karlov Bloodsoaked Champion Bloodsoaked Champion
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 Bloodsoaked Champion.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill two cards.
  4. Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  5. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 20 with Tortured Existence + Tormod, the Desecrator

Also requires: Tortured Existence Tortured Existence Tormod, the Desecrator Tormod, the Desecrator
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill · Infinite self-discard triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  2. Tormod 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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