Ashnod's Altar + Cultivator of Blades Combos

2 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite colorless mana Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Nim Deathmantle

Also requires: Nim Deathmantle Nim Deathmantle
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cultivator of Blades, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Cultivator of Blades dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Cultivator of Blades from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. Cultivator of Blades enters the battlefield, creating two 1/1 Servo creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cultivator of Blades.
  2. When Cultivator of Blades dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When Cultivator of Blades enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. Repeat.
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