Ashnod's Altar + The Locust God Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite card draw Near-infinite death triggers Near-infinite ETB Near-infinite LTB Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Skullclamp

Also requires: Skullclamp Skullclamp
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite creature tokens with haste · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  3. Equip Skullclamp to the Insect by paying {1}.
  4. The Insect dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. Skullclamp triggers, causing you to draw two cards.
  6. The Locust God triggers twice, creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
  7. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing an Insect token, adding {C}{C}.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 2 with Symmetry Matrix

Also requires: Symmetry Matrix Symmetry Matrix
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite creature tokens with haste · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  3. The Insect enters the battlefield, triggering Symmetry Matrix.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Symmetry Matrix trigger, causing you to pay {1} to draw a card.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 3 with Fecundity

Also requires: Fecundity Fecundity
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 a creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Fecundity, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Liliana, Dreadhorde General

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 any other creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Liliana, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Smothering Abomination

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 another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Smothering Abomination's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Weatherlight Compleated

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 another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Weatherlight Compleated, putting a phyresis counter on it and causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Arcanis the Omnipotent + Thornbite Staff

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite creature tokens with haste · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite untap of all creatures
Show steps
  1. Activate Arcanis by tapping it, drawing three cards.
  2. The Locust God triggers three times, creating three 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing an Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Arcanis triggers, untapping itself.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When the creature dies, Eloise's first and second abilities trigger, causing you to create a Clue token and then to surveil 1.
  3. Activate the Clue by paying {2} and sacrificing it, causing you to draw a card.
  4. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 9 with Species Specialist

Also requires: Species Specialist Species Specialist
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 an Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  2. The Insect dies, triggering Species Specialist, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Laid to Rest + Maskwood Nexus

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 11 with Laid to Rest + Arcane Adaptation

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 12 with Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Korvold's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Insect creature token with haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Laid to Rest + Conspiracy

Results: Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 14 with Laid to Rest + Xenograft

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 15 with Dragon Appeasement

Also requires: Dragon Appeasement Dragon Appeasement
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 another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Dragon Appeasement triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Insect creature token with haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 16 with Tymora's Invoker + Teferi's Ageless Insight

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 Tymora's Invoker by paying {8}, causing you to draw four cards.
  2. The Locust God triggers four times, creating a total of four 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Insects, adding eight {C}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 17 with Tymora's Invoker + Spark Double

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 Tymora's Invoker by paying {8}, causing you to draw two cards.
  2. The Locust God and Spark Double each trigger twice.
  3. Resolve each of the Spark Double and The Locust God triggers, creating a total of four 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Insects, adding eight {C}.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 18 with Tymora's Invoker + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

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 Tymora's Invoker by paying {8}, causing you to draw two cards.
  2. The Locust God and Sakashima of a Thousand Faces each trigger twice.
  3. Resolve each of the Sakashima of a Thousand Faces and The Locust God triggers, creating a total of four 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar four times by sacrificing the Insects, adding eight {C}.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 19 with Shadow the Hedgehog

Also requires: Shadow the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
  2. When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 20 with Moldervine Reclamation

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Moldervine Reclamation, causing you to gain 1 life and draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.
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