Ashnod's Altar + Impassioned Orator Combos

14 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers Infinite lifegain triggers

Combo 1 with Animation Module + Cleric Class

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Steps
  1. Gain life.
  2. Cleric Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
  3. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. When the Servo enters, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain life.
  5. Cleric Class triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the Cleric Class trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 2 with Animation Module + Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control · Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain
Show steps
  1. Gain life.
  2. Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
  3. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. When the Servo enters the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. Heliod triggers, holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the Heliod trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 3 with Animation Module + Archangel of Thune

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Gain life.
  2. Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  3. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. When the Servo enters, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain life.
  5. Archangel of Thune triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the Archangel of Thune trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 4 with Trudge Garden

Also requires: Trudge Garden Trudge Garden
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Gain any amount of life.
  2. Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay {2} to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token.
  3. When the Fungus Beast enters the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Fungus Beast, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Impassioned Orator trigger, causing you to gain life.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 5 with Animation Module + Light of Promise

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Gain life.
  2. The creature with Light of Promise attached triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. When the Servo enters, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain life.
  5. The creature with Light of Promise attached triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the trigger from the creature with Light of Promise attached, putting a +1/+1 counter on it
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 6 with Animation Module + Sunbond

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Gain life.
  2. The creature with Sunbond attached triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. When the Servo enters, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain life.
  5. The creature with Sunbond attached triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the trigger from the creature with Sunbond attached, putting a +1/+1 counter on it
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 7 with Oloro, Ageless Ascetic + Nadir Kraken

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. Nadir Kraken triggers, causing you to pay {1} to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  3. When the Tentacle enters the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Oloro's second ability triggers.
  5. Holding prioirty, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Tentacle, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the Oloro trigger, causing you to pay {1} to draw a card and cause each opponent to lose 1 life.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Amalia Benavides Aguirre + Animation Module

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite creature tokens · Destroy all creatures opponents control · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Gain life.
  2. Amalia triggers, revealing the top card of your library and then putting a +1/+1 counter on Amalia, putting the card back on top of your library, and destroying all other creatures if Amalia's power is 20.
  3. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. When the Servo enters the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. Amalia triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the Amalia trigger, revealing the top card of your library and then putting a +1/+1 counter on Amalia, putting the card back on top of your library, and destroying all other creatures if Amalia's power is 20.
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 9 with Animation Module + Spider-Man, Peter Parker

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Gain life.
  2. Spider-Man triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
  3. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  4. When the Servo enters, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain life.
  5. Spider-Man triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Resolve the Spider-Man trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 10 with Mite Overseer + Stridehangar Automaton

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Mite Overseer by paying {3}{W/P}, creating two creature tokens.
  2. When the creature tokens enter the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers twice, causing you to gain 2 life.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 11 with Mite Overseer + Chatterfang, Squirrel General

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Mite Overseer by paying {3}{W/P}, creating two creature tokens.
  2. When the creature tokens enter the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers twice, causing you to gain 2 life.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Mite Overseer + Quina, Qu Gourmet

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Mite Overseer by paying {3}{W/P}, creating two creature tokens.
  2. When the creature tokens enter the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers twice, causing you to gain 2 life.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Mite Overseer + Queen Allenal of Ruadach

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature tokens · Infinitely large creature until end of turn
Show steps
  1. Activate Mite Overseer by paying {3}{W/P}, creating two creature tokens.
  2. When the creature tokens enter the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers twice, causing you to gain 2 life.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 14 with The Locust God + Well of Lost Dreams

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens with haste
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  3. When the Insect enters the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Well of Lost Dreams triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Well of Lost Dreams trigger, causing you to pay {1} to draw a card.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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