Clock of Omens + Phyrexian Altar Combos

8 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite colored mana Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Breya, Etherium Shaper + Master Transmuter

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
Steps
  1. Activate Master Transmuter by paying {U}, tapping it and returning Breya from the battlefield to your hand, putting Breya onto the battlefield from your hand.
  2. Breya enters the battlefield, creating two 1/1 Thopter artifact creature tokens.
  3. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the Thopters, untapping Master Transmuter.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Thopter, adding {U}.
  5. Repeat.
  6. Once you have infinite creature tokens and infinite colored mana, you may activate Breya's ability infinite times.

Combo 2 with Myrel, Shield of Argive + Strionic Resonator

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Declare Myrel as an attacker, triggering its ability.
  2. Holding priority, activate Strionic Resonator by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Myrel's ability.
  3. Resolve the copy of Myrel's ability, creating at least three 1/1 Soldier artifact creature tokens.
  4. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Soldiers, untapping Strionic Resonator.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing two Soldiers, adding {2}.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 3 with Myrel, Shield of Argive + Lithoform Engine

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Declare Myrel as an attacker, triggering its ability.
  2. Holding priority, activate Lithoform Engine's first ability by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Myrel's ability.
  3. Resolve the copy of Myrel's ability, creating at least three 1/1 Soldier artifact creature tokens.
  4. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Soldiers, untapping Lithoform Engine.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing two Soldiers, adding {2}.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 4 with Vat of Rebirth + Myr Battlesphere

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Vat of Rebirth by paying {2}{B}, tapping it and removing four oil counters from it, returning Myr Battlesphere from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  2. Myr Battlesphere enters the battlefield, creating four 1/1 Myr artifact creature tokens.
  3. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Myrs, untapping Vat of Rebirth.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar four times by sacrificing Myr Battlesphere and three Myr tokens, adding {3}{B}.
  5. Myr Battlesphere and the Myrs die, triggering Vat of Rebirth four times, putting four oil counters on it.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Horn of Gondor + Mycosynth Lattice

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Show steps
  1. Activate Horn of Gondor by paying {3} and tapping it, creating at least four 1/1 Human Soldier creature tokens.
  2. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Human Soldiers, untapping Horn of Gondor.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Human Soldiers, adding {3}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Horn of Gondor + Biotransference

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Show steps
  1. Activate Horn of Gondor by paying {3} and tapping it, creating at least four 1/1 Human Soldier creature tokens.
  2. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Human Soldiers, untapping Horn of Gondor.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Human Soldiers, adding {3}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Horn of Gondor + Encroaching Mycosynth

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce · Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Horn of Gondor by paying {3} and tapping it, creating at least four 1/1 Human Soldier creature tokens.
  2. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Human Soldiers, untapping Horn of Gondor.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Human Soldiers, adding {3}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Szarel, Genesis Shepherd + Cauldron of Souls

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving two nontoken artifact creatures persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the nontoken artifact creatures, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing one of the nontoken artifact creatures that doesn't have a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Szarel triggers.
  5. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Szarel trigger, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on the other artifact creature.
  7. Repeat from step 3 once, instead sacrificing the creature who had counters placed on it in step 6.
  8. Repeat from step 1.
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