Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle

Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the persist or undying creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When the persist or undying creature dies, its persist or undying ability and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
  3. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, choosing not to pay.
  4. Resolve the creature's trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 or -1/-1 counter on it.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the persist or undying creature, adding {C}{C}.
  6. When the persist or undying creature dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return the persist or undying creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Marionette Apprentice

Also requires: Marionette Apprentice Marionette Apprentice
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifeloss
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marionette Apprentice, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Marionette Apprentice dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Marionette Apprentice from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Marionette Apprentice enters, it triggers, creating a creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. When the creature token dies, Marionette Apprentice triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Breya, Etherium Shaper

Also requires: Breya, Etherium Shaper Breya, Etherium Shaper
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Breya, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Breya dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Breya from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Breya enters, it triggers, creating two creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Marionette Master

Also requires: Marionette Master Marionette Master
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite lifeloss
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marionette Master, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Marionette Master dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Marionette Master from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Marionette Master enters, it triggers, creating three creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Wurmcoil Engine

Also requires: Wurmcoil Engine Wurmcoil Engine
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Wurmcoil Engine, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Wurmcoil Engine dies, it and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
  3. Resolve the Wurmcoil Engine triggers, creating a 3/3 Wurm token with deathtouch and a 3/3 Wurm token with lifelink.
  4. Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a Wurm token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Wurmcoil Engine from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Myr Battlesphere

Also requires: Myr Battlesphere Myr Battlesphere
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Myr Battlesphere, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Myr Battlesphere dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Myr Battlesphere from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Myr Battlesphere enters, it triggers, creating four artifact creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Urza, Lord High Artificer

Also requires: Urza, Lord High Artificer Urza, Lord High Artificer
Results: Infinite blue mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Exile your library · Cast all spells in your library · Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Urza, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Urza dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Urza from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Urza enters, it triggers, creating a creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Imotekh the Stormlord

Also requires: Imotekh the Stormlord Imotekh the Stormlord
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return the artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. Imotekh's first ability triggers, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Necron Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Grave Titan

Also requires: Grave Titan Grave Titan
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Grave Titan, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Grave Titan dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Grave Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Grave Titan enters, it triggers, creating two creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Orcish Bowmasters

Also requires: Orcish Bowmasters Orcish Bowmasters
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Orcish Bowmasters, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Orcish Bowmasters dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Orcish Bowmasters from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Orcish Bowmasters enters, it triggers, dealing 1 damage to any target and creating a creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 11 with Elenda, the Dusk Rose

Also requires: Elenda, the Dusk Rose Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Elenda, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Elenda dies, triggering its second ability and Nim Deathmantle.
  3. Resolve the Elenda trigger, creating at least one 1/1 Vampire creature token.
  4. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Elenda from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Vampire token, adding {C}{C}.
  6. The Vampire dies, triggering Elenda's first ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Elenda.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 12 with Woe Strider

Also requires: Woe Strider Woe Strider
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Woe Strider, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Woe Strider dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Woe Strider from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Woe Strider enters, it triggers, creating a creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 13 with Priest of Gix

Also requires: Priest of Gix Priest of Gix
Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Priest of Gix adding {C}{C}.
  2. Priest of Gix dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay {4} to return Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, adding {B}{B}{B}.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 14 with Ogre Slumlord

Also requires: Ogre Slumlord Ogre Slumlord
Results: 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. The creature dies, triggering Ogre Slumlord and Nim Deathmantle.
  3. Resolve the Ogre Slumlord trigger, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Rat, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger from step 2, causing you to pay {4} to return the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 15 with Headless Rider

Also requires: Headless Rider Headless Rider
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Headless Rider, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Headless Rider dies, it and Nim Deathmantle trigger,
  3. Resolve the Headless Rider trigger, creating a creature token.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Headless Rider from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 16 with Cathodion

Also requires: Cathodion Cathodion
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cathodion, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Cathodion and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
  3. Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
  4. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 17 with Phyrexian Triniform

Also requires: Phyrexian Triniform Phyrexian Triniform
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Phyrexian Triniform, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Phyrexian Triniform dies, it and Nim Deathmantle trigger,
  3. Resolve the Phyrexian Triniform trigger, creating three creature tokens.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Phyrexian Triniform from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 18 with Triplicate Titan

Also requires: Triplicate Titan Triplicate Titan
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Triplicate Titan, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Triplicate Titan dies, it and Nim Deathmantle trigger,
  3. Resolve the Triplicate Titan trigger, creating three creature tokens.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Triplicate Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 19 with Chittering Witch

Also requires: Chittering Witch Chittering Witch
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Chittering Witch, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Chittering Witch dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Chittering Witch from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Chittering Witch enters, it triggers, creating at least one creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 20 with Rendmaw, Creaking Nest

Also requires: Rendmaw, Creaking Nest Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB for opponents · Infinite tapped creature tokens for opponents
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Rendmaw, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Rendmaw dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Rendmaw from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Rendmaw enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each player to create a tapped 2/2 Bird creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Bird, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
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