Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer

Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Reassembling Skeleton

Also requires: Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Gravecrawler

Also requires: Gravecrawler Gravecrawler
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Bloodsoaked Champion

Also requires: Bloodsoaked Champion Bloodsoaked Champion
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Academy Manufactor + Cauldron Familiar

Also requires: Academy Manufactor Academy Manufactor Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar
  2. When Cauldron Familar dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Food, a Clue, and a Treasure token.
  3. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food, returning Cauldron Familiar from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Peregrin Took + Cauldron Familiar

Also requires: Peregrin Took Peregrin Took Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Cauldron Familiar dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure and a Food artifact token.
  3. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing the Food, returning Cauldron Familiar to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  4. When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain one life.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Marneus Calgar

Also requires: Marneus Calgar Marneus Calgar
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Marneus by paying {6}, creating two 2/2 Astartes Warrior creature tokens.
  2. The tokens enter the battlefield, triggering Marneus, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar two times by sacrificing the Astartes Warriors, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. The Astartes Warriors die, triggering Pitiless Plunderer twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. The Treasures enter the battlefield, triggering Marneus, causing you to draw a card.
  6. Activate the two Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Cult Conscript

Also requires: Cult Conscript Cult Conscript
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cult Conscript, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Cult Conscript dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Slimefoot and Squee

Also requires: Slimefoot and Squee Slimefoot and Squee
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control and Slimefoot and Squee, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  2. When the creatures die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding two mana in any combination of {B}, {R} or {G}.
  4. Activate Slimefoot and Squee by paying {1}{B}{R}{G} and sacrificing a Saproling.
  5. When the Saproling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Resolve the Slimefoot and Squee ability, returning it and another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. When Slimefoot and Squee enter the battlefield, it triggers, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  8. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Stridehangar Automaton

Also requires: Stridehangar Automaton Stridehangar Automaton
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
  3. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Oathsworn Vampire + Blood Artist

Also requires: Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire Blood Artist Blood Artist
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire, adding {2}.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer and Blood Artist trigger.
  3. Resolve Pitiless Plunderer's ability, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Resolve Blood Artist's ability, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  6. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 11 with Ozox, the Clattering King

Also requires: Ozox, the Clattering King Ozox, the Clattering King
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Ozox, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Ozox dies, it and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  3. Resolve the Ozox trigger, creating a legendary 2/1 Jumblebones creature token.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Jumblebones, adding {C}{C}.
  6. When Jumblebones dies, it and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  7. Resolve the Jumblebones trigger, returning Ozox from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  10. Cast Ozox by paying {2}{B}.
  11. Repeat.
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Combo 12 with Oathsworn Vampire + Zulaport Cutthroat

Also requires: Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire, adding {2}.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger.
  3. Resolve Pitiless Plunderer's ability, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Resolve Zulaport Cutthroat's ability, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  6. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 13 with Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder + Phyrexian Reclamation + Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Also requires: Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder Phyrexian Reclamation Phyrexian Reclamation Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant by paying {3}{B}{B}.
  2. Endrek Sahr triggers, creating five 1/1 Thrull creature tokens.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose at least four life and you to gain life equal to the life you gained this way.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar six times by sacrificing Gray Merchant and five Thrulls, adding twelve {C}.
  5. The Thrulls and Grey Merchant die, triggering Pitiless Plunderer six times, creating six Treasure tokens.
  6. Activate three Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}{B}.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Reclamation by paying {1}{B} and two life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. Repeat.
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Combo 14 with Tenacious Dead + Zulaport Cutthroat

Also requires: Tenacious Dead Tenacious Dead Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Sacrifice Tenacious Dead to Ashnod's Altar, generating {2}.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Tenacious Dead trigger; stack the triggers to resolve in that order.
  3. Pitiless Plunderer generates a Treasure token; crack it to float {B}.
  4. Zulaport Cutthroat drains each opponent for 1.
  5. Resolve the Tenacious Dead trigger, paying {1}{B} to return it to the battlefield from the graveyard.
  6. Repeat the sacrifice-recursion loop, floating {1} with each iteration and draining opponent infinitely with Zulaport Cutthroat triggers.
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Combo 15 with Jade Mage

Also requires: Jade Mage Jade Mage
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Jade Mage by paying {2}{G}, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {2}{G}.
  3. The Saproling dies, triggering Pitiless Plunderer, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 16 with Tenacious Dead + Blood Artist

Also requires: Tenacious Dead Tenacious Dead Blood Artist Blood Artist
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill
Show steps
  1. Sacrifice Tenacious Dead to Ashnod's Altar, generating {2}.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer, Blood Artist, and Tenacious Dead trigger; stack the triggers to resolve in that order.
  3. Pitiless Plunderer generates a Treasure token; crack it to float {B}.
  4. Blood Artist drains each opponent for 1.
  5. Resolve the Tenacious Dead trigger, paying {1}{B} to return it to the battlefield from the graveyard.
  6. Repeat the sacrifice-recursion loop draining opponent infinitely with Blood Artist triggers.
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Combo 17 with Quina, Qu Gourmet

Also requires: Quina, Qu Gourmet Quina, Qu Gourmet
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token and a creature token due to Quina.
  3. Repeat.
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Combo 18 with Haunt of the Dead Marshes

Also requires: Haunt of the Dead Marshes Haunt of the Dead Marshes
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Haunt of the Dead Marshes, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Haunt of the Dead Marshes dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. Activate Haunt of the Dead Marshes by paying {2}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 19 with Wriggling Grub + Chthonian Nightmare

Also requires: Wriggling Grub Wriggling Grub Chthonian Nightmare Chthonian Nightmare
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite energy counters · Infinite colored mana · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
  2. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  3. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}, sacrificing another creature and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
  4. When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Wriggling Grub from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Wriggling Grub.
  7. When Wriggling Grub dies, it and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  8. Resolve the Wriggling Grub trigger, creating two 1/1 Worm creature tokens.
  9. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  10. Resolve the Ashnod's Altar ability.
  11. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  12. Repeat.
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Combo 20 with Pashalik Mons

Also requires: Pashalik Mons Pashalik Mons
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Pashalik Mons by paying {3}{R} and sacrificing a Goblin.
  2. The Goblin dies, triggering Pashalik Mons and Pitiless Plunderer.
  3. Resolve the Pashalik Mons trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Resolve the Pashalik Mons ability from step 1, creating two 1/1 Goblin creature tokens.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Goblin, adding {C}{C}.
  7. The Goblin dies, triggering Pashalik Mons and Pitiless Plunderer.
  8. Resolve the Pashalik Mons trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  9. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  10. Activate both Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{R}.
  11. Repeat.
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