Ashnod's Altar + Kitchen Finks Combos

12 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite colorless mana Infinite death triggers Infinite lifegain Infinite lifegain triggers Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Vizier of Remedies

Also requires: Vizier of Remedies Vizier of Remedies
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kitchen Finks' persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with zero -1/-1 counters due to Vizier of Remedies.
  3. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Renata, Called to the Hunt

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kitchen Finks' persist ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with zero -1/-1 counters on it due to Renata.
  3. Kitchen Finks entering the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Geralf's Messenger

Results: Infinite blinking of some creatures and some creature cards in graveyard and in library · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Geralf's Messenger dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter on it.
  3. When Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing target opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  5. When Kitchen Finks dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 and a vigilance counter on it.
  6. When Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
  7. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing the +1/+1 counter from Geralf's Messenger, the -1-1 counter from Kitchen Finks, and a vigilance counter from any creature you control, milling yourself three cards then returning any permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Also requires: Heliod, Sun-Crowned Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks.
  2. When Kitchen Finks dies, its persist ability triggers, returning Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
  4. Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Kitchen Finks.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Archangel of Thune

Also requires: Archangel of Thune Archangel of Thune
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks.
  2. When Kitchen Finks dies, its persist ability triggers, returning Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
  4. Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Grumgully, the Generous

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kitchen Finks' persist ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with zero -1/-1 counters on it due to Grumgully.
  3. Kitchen Finks entering the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Cleric Class

Also requires: Cleric Class Cleric Class
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks.
  2. When Kitchen Finks dies, its persist ability triggers, returning Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to gain 3 life.
  4. Cleric Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Kitchen Finks.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Mortician Beetle

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kitchen Finks's persist ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
  3. Resolve the Kitchen Finks trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 and a vigilance counter.
  4. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  5. Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Mortician Beetle and removing both counters from Kitchen Finks.
  7. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  8. Kitchen Finks's persist ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
  9. Resolve the Kitchen Finks trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 and a vigilance counter.
  10. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  11. Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  12. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  13. Mortician Beetle triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
  14. Resolve the Tayam ability from step 6, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  15. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  16. Repeat.

Combo 9 with Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Necrosynthesis

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kitchen Finks dies, triggering its persist ability and Necrosynthesis.
  3. Resolve the Kitchen Finks trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  5. Resolve the Necrosynthesis trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Tayam.
  6. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Tayam, and both counters from Kitchen Finks.
  7. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  8. Repeat steps 2-5 one additional time.
  9. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  10. Resolve Tayam's ability from step 6, causing you to mill three cards and returning Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  11. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  12. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Spider-Man, Peter Parker

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks.
  2. When Kitchen Finks dies, its persist ability triggers, returning Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
  4. Spider-Man triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Kitchen Finks.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 11 with Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Cinderhaze Wretch

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Cinderhaze Wretch's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Kitchen Finks dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a -1/-1 counter from Cinderhaze Wretch, and both counters from Kitchen Finks.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Repeat steps 3-5 one additional time.
  8. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  9. Resolve Tayam's ability from step 6, causing you to mill three cards and returning Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  11. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Sengir, the Dark Baron

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kitchen Finks dies, triggering its persist ability and Sengir's first ability.
  3. Resolve the Kitchen Finks trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  5. Resolve the Sengir trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  6. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Sengir, and both counters from Kitchen Finks.
  7. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  8. Repeat steps 2-5 one additional time.
  9. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  10. Resolve Tayam's ability from step 6, causing you to mill three cards and returning Kitchen Finks from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  11. Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, causing you to gain two life.
  12. Repeat.
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