Ashnod's Altar + Cogwork Assembler Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite colorless mana Infinite creature tokens with haste Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB

Combo 1 with Myr Battlesphere

Also requires: Myr Battlesphere Myr Battlesphere
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Cast Myr Battlesphere.
  2. When it ETBs, create 4 Myr tokens.
  3. Sacrifice the tokens to Ashnod's Altar, getting eight {C}.
  4. Use {7} to activate Cogwork Assembler's ability, creating a toekn copy of Myr Battlesphere with haste and creating 4 more tokens on ETB.
  5. Repeat for infinite Myr tokens, colorless mana and Myr Battlespheres with haste.

Combo 2 with Triplicate Titan

Also requires: Triplicate Titan Triplicate Titan
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Triplicate Titan with haste.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Triplicate Titan token, adding {C}{C}.
  3. The Triplicate Titan token dies, creating three 3/3 Golem creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the three Golem tokens, adding six {C}.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Phyrexian Triniform

Also requires: Phyrexian Triniform Phyrexian Triniform
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Phyrexian Triniform with haste.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Phyrexian Triniform, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Phyrexian Triniform dies, it triggers, creating three 3/3 Golem artifact creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar three times by sacrificing the Golems, adding six {C}.
  5. Repeat.
  6. Once you have infinite mana, you may use Cogwork Assembler to make infinite copies of any artifacts you control.

Combo 4 with Su-Chi Cave Guard

Also requires: Su-Chi Cave Guard Su-Chi Cave Guard
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Su-Chi Cave Guard with haste.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Su-Chi Cave Guard token, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Su-Chi Cave Guard dies, it triggers, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may repeat step 1 targeting any artifact you control.

Combo 5 with Esika's Chariot + Parallel Lives

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 6 with Esika's Chariot + Doubling Season

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 7 with Esika's Chariot + Primal Vigor

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 8 with Esika's Chariot + Panharmonicon

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariot token enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers twice, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 9 with Esika's Chariot + Chatterfang, Squirrel General

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Esika's Chariot and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
  2. When the Esika's Chariot token enters, it triggers, creating two 2/2 Cat creature tokens and two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing four Cats and Squirrels, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Esika's Chariot + Exalted Sunborn

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 11 with Esika's Chariot + Mirror Room // Fractured Realm

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariot token enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers twice, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Esika's Chariot + Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariot token enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers twice, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Esika's Chariot + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariot token enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers twice, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 14 with Esika's Chariot + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 15 with Esika's Chariot + Anointed Procession

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 16 with Esika's Chariot + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 17 with Esika's Chariot + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 18 with Esika's Chariot + Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating three token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating 18 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing four Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite mana, you may target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.

Combo 19 with Esika's Chariot + Yarok, the Desecrated

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite copies of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating a token copy of Esika's Chariot.
  2. When the Esika's Chariot token enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers twice, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 20 with Esika's Chariot + Kaya, Geist Hunter

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite copies of artifacts you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Kaya's second loyalty ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, causing you to double any tokens you create this turn.
  2. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying {7}, creating two token copies of Esika's Chariot.
  3. When the Esika's Chariots enter the battlefield, their first abilities trigger, creating four 2/2 Cat creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Cats, adding eight {C}.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
  6. Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Cats and/or target any other artifact using Cogwork Assembler.
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