Dual Nature + Phyrexian Altar

Dual Nature + Phyrexian Altar Combos

6 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Rot Hulk

Also requires: Rot Hulk Rot Hulk
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return some creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield · Infinite colored mana
Steps
  1. Cast Rot Hulk by paying {5}{B}{B}.
  2. Rot Hulk enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Dual Nature.
  3. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Rot Hulk, adding one mana of any color.
  4. Dual Nature's second ability triggers, exiling all tokens named Rot Hulk.
  5. Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger from step 2, failing to return anything to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Dual Nature trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Rot Hulk.
  7. The token copy of Rot Hulk enters the battlefield, returning Rot Hulk from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 2 with Sylvan Hierophant

Also requires: Sylvan Hierophant Sylvan Hierophant
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Return all creature cards from your graveyard to your hand
Show steps
  1. Cast Sylvan Hierophant by paying {1}{G}.
  2. Dual Nature's first ability triggers, creating a token copy of Sylvan Hierophant.
  3. Sacrifice the nontoken Sylvan Hierophant to Phyrexian Altar, adding {G}.
  4. Dual Nature's second ability triggers, and Sylvan Hierophant triggers targeting any other creature card in your graveyard.
  5. In response, sacrifice the token Sylvan Hierophant to Phyrexian Altar for {G}.
  6. Dual Nature's second ability triggers, and the Sylvan Hierophant token triggers.
  7. Resolve the Sylvan Hierophant token's trigger, returning the nontoken Sylvan Hierophant to your hand.
  8. Resolve both Dual Nature abilities, exiling zero creauters.
  9. Resolve the nontoken Sylvan Hierophant's trigger, returning a creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  10. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Samwise the Stouthearted

Also requires: Samwise the Stouthearted Samwise the Stouthearted
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Samwise the Stouthearted by paying {1}{W}.
  2. When Samwise the Stouthearted enters the battlefield, it and Dual Nature's first ability trigger.
  3. Resolve the Samwise the Stouthearted trigger, returning nothing to your hand from your graveyard, and causing the Ring to tempt you.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Samwise, adding {1}.
  5. Dual Nature's second ability triggers, exiling all Samwise the Stouthearted tokens on the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Dual Nature trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Samwise the Stouthearted.
  7. When the Samwise the Stouthearted token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the nontoken Samwise the Stouthearted to your hand from your graveyard, and causing the Ring to tempt you.
  8. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Samwise the Stouthearted token, adding {W}.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Celestial Gatekeeper

Also requires: Celestial Gatekeeper Celestial Gatekeeper
Results: Infinite blinking of some creatures · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Celestial Gatekeeper by paying {3}{W}{W}.
  2. Celestial Gatekeeper enters the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability, creating a token copy of Celestial Gatekeeper.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Celestial Gatekeeper, adding {1}.
  4. Celestial Gatekeeper dies, triggering itself and Dual Nature's second ability.
  5. In response, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Celestial Gatekeeper token, adding {1}.
  6. The Celestial Gateekeeper token dies, triggering itself, exiling itself and returning Celestial Gatekeeper from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Celestial Gatekeeper enters the battlefield, triggering Dual Nature's first ability, creating a token copy of Celestial Gatekeeper.
  8. Resolve the nontoken Celestial Gateekeeper's trigger, failing to exile itself and returning up to two more Birds and/or Clerics from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. If you returned a creature this way, Dual Nature's first ability triggers, creating a token copy of that creature.
  10. Repeat from step 3.
  11. Resolve all triggers from Dual Nature's second ability, exiling all tokens with the same name as a creature card that left the battlefield during this combo.
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Combo 5 with Faerie Impostor

Also requires: Faerie Impostor Faerie Impostor
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Return any number of creatures you control to your hand
Show steps
  1. Cast Faerie Impostor by paying {U}.
  2. Faerie Impostor and Dual Nature's first ability trigger.
  3. Resolve the Dual Nature ability, creating a token copy of Faerie Impostor.
  4. The Faerie Impostor token triggers, returning the nontoken Faerie Impostor from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. Dual Nature's second ability triggers.
  6. In response, sacrifice the token Faerie Impostor to Phyrexian Altar for {U}.
  7. Resolve the Dual Nature ability, exiling zero creatures.
  8. Resolve the Faerie Impostor ability, returning a creature you control from the battlefield to your hand if desired.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Hare Apparent + Emiel the Blessed

Also requires: Hare Apparent Hare Apparent Emiel the Blessed Emiel the Blessed
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking
Show steps
  1. If you have a Hare Apparent in your hand, cast it by paying {1}{W}. If not, activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking a Hare Apparent.
  2. When Hare Apparent enters the battlefield, it and Dual Nature's first ability trigger.
  3. Resolve the Dual Nature trigger, creating a token copy of Hare Apparent.
  4. When the Hare Apparent token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Rabbit creature tokens equal to the amount of other creatures you control named Hare Apparent.
  5. Resolve the Hare Apparent trigger from step 2, creating a number of 1/1 Rabbit creature tokens equal to the amount of other creatures you control named Hare Apparent.
  6. Activate Phyrexian Altar up to three times by sacrificing up to three Rabbit tokens, adding up to {3}.
  7. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking a nontoken Hare Apparent.
  8. Hare Apparent, Dual Nature's first ability and Dual Nature's second ability trigger.
  9. Resolve the first Dual Nature trigger, creating a token copy of Hare Apparent.
  10. Repeat from step 4.
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