Dance of the Dead +

Dance of the Dead + Phyrexian Altar Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite death triggers Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite storm count

Combo 1 with Animate Dead + Sun Titan + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Animate Dead Animate Dead Sun Titan Sun Titan Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Steps
  1. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1}{B}.
  2. When Animate Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Animate Dead to it.
  3. When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Dance of the Dead.
  4. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  5. Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Dance of the Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Dance of the Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
  7. When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Animate Dead.
  8. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  9. Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 2 with Archon of Falling Stars + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Archon of Falling Stars Archon of Falling Stars Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Archon of Falling Stars, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When Archon of Falling Stars dies, it triggers, returning Dance of the Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Dance of the Dead enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Archon of Falling Stars from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Alela, Artful Provocateur + Kor Skyfisher + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Alela, Artful Provocateur Alela, Artful Provocateur Kor Skyfisher Kor Skyfisher Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Dance of the Dead by paying {1}{B}, targeting Kor Skyfisher.
  2. Alela triggers, creating a 1/1 Faerie creature token.
  3. Resolve Dance of the Dead, returning Kor Skyfisher from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
  4. Kor Skyfisher enters the battlefield, returning Dance of the Dead from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. Dance of the Dead leaves the battlefield, triggering itself.
  6. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Kor Skyfisher and the Faerie token, adding {1}{B}.
  7. Resolve the Dance of the Dead trigger, causing you to not sacrifice Kor Skyfisher due to it no longer being on the battlefield.
  8. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Archon of Sun's Grace + Kor Skyfisher + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Archon of Sun's Grace Archon of Sun's Grace Kor Skyfisher Kor Skyfisher Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Dance of the Dead by paying {1}{B}, returning Kor Skyfisher from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
  2. Dance of the Dead and Kor Skyfisher enter the battlefield, triggering Kor Skyfisher and Archon of Sun's Grace.
  3. Resolve the Archon of Sun's Grace trigger, creating a 2/2 Pegasus creature token.
  4. Resolve the Kor Skyfisher trigger, returning Dance of the Dead from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. Dance of the Dead leaves the battlefield, triggering itself.
  6. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Kor Skyfisher and the Pegasus token, adding {1}{B}.
  7. Resolve the Dance of the Dead trigger, causing you to not sacrifice Kor Skyfisher due to it no longer being on the battlefield.
  8. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Lurrus of the Dream-Den + Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer + Loyal Retainers +1 more

Also requires: Lurrus of the Dream-Den Lurrus of the Dream-Den Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Loyal Retainers Loyal Retainers Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Dance of the Dead from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}, returning Liliana, Heretical Healer from your graveyard to the battlefield with Dance of the Dead attached.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Lurrus, adding {B}.
  3. When Lurrus dies, Liliana, Heretical Healer triggers, causing you to exile it and return it to the battlefield as Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, and create a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zombie, adding {1}.
  5. Activate Liliana, Defiant Necromancer's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it.
  6. Liliana dies as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
  7. Resolve the Liliana ability, returning Loyal Retainers from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Activate Loyal Retainers by sacrificing it, returning Lurrus from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.
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