Bolas's Citadel + Mortuary

Bolas's Citadel + Mortuary Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers Infinite lifegain triggers

Combo 1 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Viscera Seer

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss
Steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Aetherflux Reservoir + Viscera Seer

Also requires: Aetherflux Reservoir Aetherflux Reservoir Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
  2. When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  4. Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  5. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Death Cultist

Also requires: Death Cultist Death Cultist
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Death Cultist by sacrificing it.
  2. When Death Cultist dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Death Cultist from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Resolve the Death Cultist ability, causing an opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  4. Cast Death Cultist from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Viscera Seer + Blood Artist

Also requires: Viscera Seer Viscera Seer Blood Artist Blood Artist
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
  2. When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary and Blood Artist trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Umbral Collar Zealot

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Umbral Collar Zealot Umbral Collar Zealot
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite surveil
Show steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Aetherflux Reservoir + Umbral Collar Zealot

Also requires: Aetherflux Reservoir Aetherflux Reservoir Umbral Collar Zealot Umbral Collar Zealot
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite surveil · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  4. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  5. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Viscera Seer + Zulaport Cutthroat

Also requires: Viscera Seer Viscera Seer Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
  2. When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Ashnod's Altar

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Viscera Seer + Bontu's Monument

Also requires: Viscera Seer Viscera Seer Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  4. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  5. Bontu's Monument triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 11 with Blood Pet + Blood Artist

Also requires: Blood Pet Blood Pet Blood Artist Blood Artist
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Blood Pet by sacrificing it.
  2. When Blood Pet dies, Mortuary and Blood Artist trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Blood Pet from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Cast Blood Pet from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 12 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Carrion Feeder

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Carrion Feeder Carrion Feeder
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 13 with Aetherflux Reservoir + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Aetherflux Reservoir Aetherflux Reservoir Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying X life, where X is the creature's mana value.
  4. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 14 with Viscera Seer + Ornithopter

Also requires: Viscera Seer Viscera Seer Ornithopter Ornithopter
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Ornithopter
  2. When Ornithopter dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Ornithopter from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  4. Cast Ornithopter from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 15 with Aetherflux Reservoir + Ashnod's Altar

Also requires: Aetherflux Reservoir Aetherflux Reservoir Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying X life, where X is the creature's mana value.
  4. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 16 with Carrion Feeder + Blood Artist

Also requires: Carrion Feeder Carrion Feeder Blood Artist Blood Artist
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing it.
  2. When Carrion Feeder dies, Mortuary and Blood Artist trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Carrion Feeder from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
  6. Cast Carrion Feeder from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 17 with Blood Pet + Zulaport Cutthroat

Also requires: Blood Pet Blood Pet Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Blood Pet by sacrificing it.
  2. When Blood Pet dies, Mortuary and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Blood Pet from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Cast Blood Pet from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 18 with Umbral Collar Zealot + Bontu's Monument

Also requires: Umbral Collar Zealot Umbral Collar Zealot Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite surveil
Show steps
  1. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  4. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  5. Bontu's Monument triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 19 with Viscera Seer + Memnite

Also requires: Viscera Seer Viscera Seer Memnite Memnite
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Memnite
  2. When Memnite dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Memnite from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  4. Cast Memnite from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 20 with Carrion Feeder + Zulaport Cutthroat

Also requires: Carrion Feeder Carrion Feeder Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing it.
  2. When Carrion Feeder dies, Mortuary and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Carrion Feeder from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
  6. Cast Carrion Feeder from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
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