Animate Dead +

Animate Dead + Phyrexian Altar Combos

9 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite colored mana

Combo 1 with Sun Titan + Karmic Guide + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Sun Titan Sun Titan Karmic Guide Karmic Guide Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Cast Sun Titan.
  2. Sun Titan enters the battlefield, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. With the Animate Dead trigger on the stack, Activate Phyrexian Altar, sacrificing Sun Titan to add a mana of any color.
  4. Resolve the Animate Dead trigger, causing it to become an Aura with "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead" and returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Animate Dead is put into your graveyard due to state based actions, as it cannot attach to a creature with protection from black.
  6. Animate Dead triggers, causing you to sacrifice Karmic Guide.
  7. Karmic Guide's enter the battlefield triggers.
  8. Resolve Karmic Guide's enter the battlefield trigger returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 2 with Sun Titan + Dance of the Dead + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Sun Titan Sun Titan Dance of the Dead Dance of the Dead Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1}{B}.
  2. When Animate Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Animate Dead to it.
  3. When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Dance of the Dead.
  4. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  5. Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Dance of the Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Dance of the Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
  7. When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Animate Dead.
  8. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  9. Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 3 with Renegade Rallier + Karmic Guide + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Renegade Rallier Renegade Rallier Karmic Guide Karmic Guide Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Renegade Rallier by paying {1}{G}{W}.
  2. Renegade Rallier enters the battlefield, targeting Animate Dead.
  3. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Renegade Rallier, adding one mana of any color.
  4. Resolve the Renegade Rallier trigger, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, targeting Renegade Rallier.
  7. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding one mana of any color.
  8. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Renegade Rallier from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 4 with Archon of Falling Stars + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Archon of Falling Stars Archon of Falling Stars Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Archon of Falling Stars, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When Archon of Falling Stars dies, it triggers, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Archon of Falling Stars from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Karmic Guide + Cavalier of Dawn + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Karmic Guide Karmic Guide Cavalier of Dawn Cavalier of Dawn Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1}{B}, targeting Karmic Guide in your graveyard.
  2. Animate Dead triggers, returning Karmic Guide to the battlefield.
  3. Karmic Guide triggers, returning Cavalier of Dawn from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Cavalier of Dawn enters, it triggers itself, targeting nothing.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding {B}.
  6. Animate Dead is put into your graveyard as a state-based action.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cavalier of Dawn, adding {B}.
  8. Cavalier of Dawn's last ability triggers, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Renegade Rallier + Body Launderer + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Renegade Rallier Renegade Rallier Body Launderer Body Launderer Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Renegade Rallier, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Renegade Rallier dies, triggering Body Launderer's first ability, causing it to connive.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Body Launderer, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Body Launderer dies, triggering its second ability, returning Renegade Rallier from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Renegade Rallier enters the battlefield, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Body Launderer from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Lurrus of the Dream-Den + Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer + Loyal Retainers +1 more

Also requires: Lurrus of the Dream-Den Lurrus of the Dream-Den Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Loyal Retainers Loyal Retainers Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Animate Dead from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}, returning Liliana, Heretical Healer from your graveyard to the battlefield with Animate Dead attached.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Lurrus, adding {B}.
  3. 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.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zombie, adding {1}.
  5. Activate Liliana, Defiant Necromancer's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it.
  6. Liliana dies as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
  7. Resolve the Liliana ability, returning Loyal Retainers from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Activate Loyal Retainers by sacrificing it, returning Lurrus from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Alela, Artful Provocateur + Kor Skyfisher + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Alela, Artful Provocateur Alela, Artful Provocateur Kor Skyfisher Kor Skyfisher Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1}{B}, targeting Kor Skyfisher.
  2. Alela triggers, creating a 1/1 Faerie creature token.
  3. Resolve Animate Dead, returning Kor Skyfisher from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
  4. Kor Skyfisher enters the battlefield, returning Animate Dead from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, triggering itself.
  6. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Kor Skyfisher and the Faerie token, adding {1}{B}.
  7. Resolve the Animate Dead trigger, causing you to not sacrifice Kor Skyfisher due to it no longer being on the battlefield.
  8. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Archon of Sun's Grace + Kor Skyfisher + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Archon of Sun's Grace Archon of Sun's Grace Kor Skyfisher Kor Skyfisher Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1}{B}, returning Kor Skyfisher from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
  2. Animate Dead and Kor Skyfisher enter the battlefield, triggering Kor Skyfisher and Archon of Sun's Grace.
  3. Resolve the Archon of Sun's Grace trigger, creating a 2/2 Pegasus creature token.
  4. Resolve the Kor Skyfisher trigger, returning Animate Dead from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, triggering itself.
  6. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Kor Skyfisher and the Pegasus token, adding {1}{B}.
  7. Resolve the Animate Dead trigger, causing you to not sacrifice Kor Skyfisher due to it no longer being on the battlefield.
  8. Repeat.
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