Basking Rootwalla + Phyrexian Altar

Basking Rootwalla + Phyrexian Altar Combos

2 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite self-discard triggers

Combo 1 with Blazing Rootwalla + Tortured Existence

Also requires: Blazing Rootwalla Blazing Rootwalla Tortured Existence Tortured Existence
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite storm count
Steps
  1. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding Basking Rootwalla into exile, targeting Blazing Rootwalla.
  2. Basking Rootwalla's madness ability triggers, causing you to pay {0} to cast it from exile.
  3. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning Blazing Rootwalla from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Basking Rootwalla, adding {B}.
  5. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding Blazing Rootwalla into exile, targeting Basking Rootwalla.
  6. Blazing Rootwalla's madness ability triggers, causing you to pay {0} to cast it from exile.
  7. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning Basking Rootwalla from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Blazing Rootwalla, adding {B}.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Fluctuator + Rhet-Tomb Mystic + Mortuary

Also requires: Fluctuator Fluctuator Rhet-Tomb Mystic Rhet-Tomb Mystic Mortuary Mortuary
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Basking Rootwalla's cycling ability by paying {U} and discarding it, discarding it into exile due to its madness ability.
  2. Basking Rootwalla's madness ability triggers, causing you to pay {0} to cast it from exile.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Basking Rootwalla, adding {U}.
  4. When Basking Rootwalla dies, Mortuary triggers, putting it from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Resolve the cycling ability from step 1, causing you to draw Basking Rootwalla from the top of your library.
  6. Repeat.
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