Animate Dead + Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Combos

1 known combo featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite storm count

Combo 1 with Lurrus of the Dream-Den + Loyal Retainers + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires:

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Loyal Retainers

Phyrexian Altar

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count

Steps

Cast Animate Dead from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}, returning Liliana, Heretical Healer from your graveyard to the battlefield with Animate Dead attached.
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Lurrus, adding {B}.
When Lurrus dies, Liliana, Heretical Healer triggers, causing you to exile it and return it to the battlefield as Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, and create a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zombie, adding {1}.
Activate Liliana, Defiant Necromancer's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it.
Liliana dies as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
Resolve the Liliana ability, returning Loyal Retainers from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Activate Loyal Retainers by sacrificing it, returning Lurrus from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Repeat.

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