Ashnod's Altar + Stormbound Geist Combos

2 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature Infinite colorless mana Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB

Combo 1 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 LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
Steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Stormbound Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Stormbound Geist dies, its undying ability and Sengir's first ability trigger.
  3. Resolve the Stormbound Geist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Sengir trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on Sengir.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Sengir, and both counters from Stormbound Geist.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Stormbound Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Repeat steps 2-4 one additional time.
  8. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Stormbound Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  9. Resolve Tayam's ability from step 5, causing you to mill three cards and returning Stormbound Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Necrosynthesis

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · 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 Stormbound Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Stormbound Geist dies, its undying ability and Necrosynthesis trigger.
  3. Resolve the Stormbound Geist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Necrosynthesis trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Tayam.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Tayam, and both counters from Stormbound Geist.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Stormbound Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Repeat steps 2-4 one additional time.
  8. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Stormbound Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  9. Resolve Tayam's ability from step 5, causing you to mill three cards and returning Stormbound Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.
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