Ashnod's Altar + Painter's Servant

Ashnod's Altar + Painter's Servant Combos

19 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Oona, Queen of the Fae + Prismite

Also requires: Oona, Queen of the Fae Oona, Queen of the Fae Prismite Prismite
Results: Exile each opponent's library · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Oona for {X} = 2 spending {2}{U/B}.
  2. Name the color chosen with Painter's Servant.
  3. The opponent you targeted mills two cards and you create two faerie rogue creature tokens.
  4. Sacrifice both tokens to Ashnod's Altar to add 4 {C}.
  5. Pay {C}{C} to add {U/B} with Prismite.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Grim Poppet + Antler Skulkin

Also requires: Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Grim Poppet Grim Poppet Antler Skulkin Antler Skulkin
Results: Infinite -1/-1 counters · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, targeting another creature.
  2. Repeat until Grim Poppet has no -1/-1 counters on it.
  3. Activate Antler Skulkin by paying {2}, giving Grim Poppet persist until end of turn.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Grim Poppet, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Grim Poppet dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a total of four -1/-1 counters on it.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Grim Poppet + Antler Skulkin

Also requires: Crovax, Ascendant Hero Crovax, Ascendant Hero Grim Poppet Grim Poppet Antler Skulkin Antler Skulkin
Results: Infinite -1/-1 counters · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, targeting another creature.
  2. Repeat until Grim Poppet has no -1/-1 counters on it.
  3. Activate Antler Skulkin by paying {2}, giving Grim Poppet persist until end of turn.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Grim Poppet, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Grim Poppet dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a total of four -1/-1 counters on it.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Verdant Succession + Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kozilek, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kozilek and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Kozilek trigger, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Kozilek, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Verdant Succession + Purity

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Purity Purity
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Purity, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Purity and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Purity trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Purity, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Verdant Succession + Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Ulamog, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Ulamog and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Ulamog trigger, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Ulamog, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Triumph of Saint Katherine + Verdant Succession

Also requires: Triumph of Saint Katherine Triumph of Saint Katherine Verdant Succession Verdant Succession
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Triumph of Saint Katherine, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Triumph of Saint Katherine dies, triggering itself and Verdant Succession.
  3. Resolve the Triumph of Saint Katherine trigger, exiling it and the top six cards of your library into a face-down pile, then shuffling that pile and putting it on top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Triumph of Saint Katherine and putting it onto the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Verdant Succession + Serra Avatar

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Serra Avatar Serra Avatar
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Serra Avatar, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Serra Avatar and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Serra Avatar trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Serra Avatar, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Verdant Succession + Dread

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Dread Dread
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dread, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Dread and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Dread trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Dread, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Verdant Succession + Angel of Fury

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Angel of Fury Angel of Fury
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Angel of Fury, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Angel of Fury and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Angel of Fury trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Angel of Fury, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 11 with The Red Terror + Animation Module + Warstorm Surge

Also requires: The Red Terror The Red Terror Animation Module Animation Module Warstorm Surge Warstorm Surge
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
  2. Warstorm Surge triggers, dealing damage to an opponent.
  3. The Red Terror triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
  4. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  5. When the creature enters the battlefield, Warstorm Surge triggers.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Resolve the Warstorm Surge trigger, dealing 1 damage to an opponent.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 12 with The Red Terror + Animation Module + Pandemonium

Also requires: The Red Terror The Red Terror Animation Module Animation Module Pandemonium Pandemonium
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
  2. Pandemonium triggers, dealing damage to an opponent.
  3. The Red Terror triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
  4. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  5. When the creature enters the battlefield, Pandemonium triggers.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Resolve the Pandemonium trigger, dealing 1 damage to an opponent.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 13 with Antler Skulkin + Callous Sell-Sword // Burn Together

Also requires: Antler Skulkin Antler Skulkin Callous Sell-Sword // Burn Together Callous Sell-Sword // Burn Together
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Antler Skulkin by paying {2}, giving Callous Sell-Sword persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Callous Sell-Sword, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Callous Sell-Sword dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Callous Sell-Sword enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each creature you controlled that died this turn.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 14 with Verdant Succession + Guile

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Guile Guile
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Guile, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Guile and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Guile trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Guile, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 15 with Verdant Succession + Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Guan Yu, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Guan Yu and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Guan Yu trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Guan Yu, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 16 with Verdant Succession + Cavalier of Gales

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Cavalier of Gales Cavalier of Gales
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cavalier of Gales, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Cavalier of Gales and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Cavalier of Gales trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Cavalier of Gales, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Cavalier of Gales enters the battlefield, causing you to draw three cards and put two cards from your hand on top of your library.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 17 with Verdant Succession + Alabaster Dragon

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession Alabaster Dragon Alabaster Dragon
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Alabaster Dragon, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Alabaster Dragon and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Alabaster Dragon trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Alabaster Dragon, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 18 with Words of Wilding + Dire Undercurrents

Also requires: Words of Wilding Words of Wilding Dire Undercurrents Dire Undercurrents
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}, replacing your next card draw with creating a 2/2 Bear creature token.
  2. Draw a card, creating a 2/2 Bear creature token instead.
  3. The Bear token enters the battlefield, triggering Dire Undercurrents' first ability.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Bear token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}, replacing your next card draw with creating a 2/2 Bear creature token.
  6. Resolve the Dire Undercurrents trigger from step 3, creating a 2/2 Bear creature token.
  7. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 19 with Titans' Nest + Eternal Scourge

Also requires: Titans' Nest Titans' Nest Eternal Scourge Eternal Scourge
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Sacrifice Eternal Scourge to Ashnod's Altar adding {C}{C}.
  2. Activate Titans' Nest, exiling Eternal Scourge from your graveyard.
  3. Cast Eternal Scourge using the 3 mana produced.
  4. Repeat for infinite ETB, LTB, and storm.
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