Ashnod's Altar + Tenacious Dead

Ashnod's Altar + Tenacious Dead Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Pitiless Plunderer + Zulaport Cutthroat

Also requires: Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB
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 2 with Pitiless Plunderer + Blood Artist

Also requires: Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer 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.
1,104 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →

Combo 3 with Pitiless Plunderer + Mayhem Devil

Also requires: Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer Mayhem Devil Mayhem Devil
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Sacrifice Tenacious Dead to Ashnod's Altar, generating {2}.
  2. Pitiless Plunderer, Mayhem Devil, 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. Mayhem Devil triggers again.
  5. Both Mayhem Devil triggers deals 1 damage each to an opponent for 2 damage.
  6. Resolve the Tenacious Dead trigger, paying{1} {B} to return it to the battlefield from the graveyard.
  7. Repeat the sacrifice-recursion loop inflicting damage to opponent infinitely with Mayhem Devil triggers.
271 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →

Combo 4 with Mycosynth Lattice

Also requires: Mycosynth Lattice Mycosynth Lattice
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Tenacious Dead, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Tenacious Dead dies, causing you to pay {2} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  3. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Chromatic Orrery

Also requires: Chromatic Orrery Chromatic Orrery
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Tenacious Dead, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Tenacious Dead dies, causing you to pay {2} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  3. Repeat.
10 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
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