Ashnod's Altar + Deep Forest Hermit Combos
5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Combo 1 with Dino DNA
Also requires:
Dino DNA
Dino DNA
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite copies of cards exiled with Dino DNA
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
- Activate Dino DNA by paying {6}, creating a token copy of Deep Forest Hermit that is a 6/6 Dinosaur.
- When the Deep Forest Hermit token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar three times by sacrificing three Squirrels, adding six {C}.
- Repeat.
Combo 2 with Emiel the Blessed
Also requires:
Emiel the Blessed
Emiel the Blessed
Results:
Infinite blinking
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Deep Forest Hermit.
- Deep Forest Hermit enters the battlefield, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing two Squirrel tokens, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
- Repeat.
Combo 3 with Ruthless Technomancer + Pitiless Plunderer
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite Treasure tokens
· Return all creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield
Show steps
- Cast Deep Forest Hermit by paying {3}{G}{G}.
- Deep Forest Hermit enters the battlefield, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Deep Forest Hermit and a Squirrel token, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
- Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
- Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
- Activate Ruthless Technomancer by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing a Treasure token, returning Deep Forest Hermit from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Combo 4 with Othelm, Sigardian Outcast + Intruder Alarm
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of creatures
· Infinite untap of creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Deep Forest Hermit, adding {C}{C}.
- Activate Othelm by paying {2} and tapping it, returning Deep Forest Hermit from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- Deep Forest Hermit enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Intruder Alarm.
- Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
- Resolve the Deep Forest Hermit trigger, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- The Squirrel tokens enter the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm four times, untapping all creatures.
- Repeat.
Combo 5 with Cloudstone Curio + Phyrexian Altar
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Deep Forest Hermit by paying {3}{G}{G}.
- When Deep Forest Hermit enters the battlefield, it and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- Resolve the Deep Forest Hermit trigger, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- When the Squirrels enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers four times.
- Resolve the first trigger, returning Deep Forest Hermit to your hand from the battlefield.
- Resolve all remaining triggers, choosing not to return anything to your hand.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing two Squirrels, adding {G}{G}.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing two Squirrels, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
- Repeat.
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