Ashnod's Altar + Herd Baloth

Ashnod's Altar + Herd Baloth Combos

12 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

Also requires: Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Mazirek triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  3. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Ghave, Guru of Spores

Also requires: Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  2. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  3. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Beast, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Tarrian's Soulcleaver

Also requires: Tarrian's Soulcleaver Tarrian's Soulcleaver
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Put a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  2. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Beast, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When the Beast dies, Tarrian's Soulcleaver triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 4 with Blade of the Bloodchief

Also requires: Blade of the Bloodchief Blade of the Bloodchief
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When the creature dies, Blade of the Bloodchief triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  3. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Long Feng, Grand Secretariat

Also requires: Long Feng, Grand Secretariat Long Feng, Grand Secretariat
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Put a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth
  2. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature token.
  4. When the creature token dies, Lord Feng triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 6 with Death's Presence

Also requires: Death's Presence Death's Presence
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing any other creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Death's Presece triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on Herd Baloth equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
  3. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Necrosynthesis

Also requires: Necrosynthesis Necrosynthesis
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Necrosynthesis triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  3. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Beast token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 8 with Sadistic Glee

Also requires: Sadistic Glee Sadistic Glee
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing any other creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When the creature dies, Sadisitc Glee triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  3. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root + Spike Feeder

Also requires: Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root Spike Feeder Spike Feeder
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Spike Feeder's second ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to gain two life.
  2. Lisette triggers, causing you to pay {1} to put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  3. Herd Baloth triggers, causing you to create a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Beast token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Tainted Observer

Also requires: Tainted Observer Tainted Observer
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite proliferate · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
  2. When the creature enters the battlefield, Tainted Observer triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Resolve the Tainted Observer trigger, causing you to pay {2} to put a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
  5. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 11 with Electric Seaweed + Vigor

Also requires: Electric Seaweed Electric Seaweed Vigor Vigor
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on non-Wall creatures you control · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Electric Seaweed by paying {2}{R}{R}.
  2. When Electric Seaweed enters, it triggers.
  3. Activate Electric Seaweed by tapping it, attempting to deal 1 damage to Herd Baloth, which will instead put a +1/+1 counter on it due to Vigor.
  4. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature token.
  6. When the creature token dies, Electric Seaweed triggers, dealing 1 damage to each non-Wall creature your opponents control. Each non-Wall creature you control (excluding Vigor) will not be dealt damage, and will instead have a +1/+1 counter put on it due to Vigor.
  7. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
  8. Repeat from step 5.
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Combo 12 with Roalesk, Apex Hybrid + Blade of Shared Souls

Also requires: Roalesk, Apex Hybrid Roalesk, Apex Hybrid Blade of Shared Souls Blade of Shared Souls
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite proliferate · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Blade of Shared Souls' equip ability by paying {2}, attaching it to another creature you control.
  2. Blade of Shared Souls triggers, causing the creature it is attached to to become a copy of Roalesk.
  3. Put the creature with Blade of Shared Souls attached into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  4. The creature triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on Herd Baloth.
  5. Herd Baloth triggers twice, creating two 4/4 Beast creature tokens.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Beast, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Repeat.
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