Garna, the Bloodflame + Phantom Train Combos

4 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite death triggers Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Sneak Attack + Diamond Lion

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Sneak Attack by paying {R}, putting Diamond Lion from your hand onto the battlefield.
  2. Activate Sneak Attack by paying {R}, putting Garna from your hand onto the battlefield.
  3. When Garna enters, it triggers.
  4. Holding priority, activate Diamond Lion by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {R}{R}{R}.
  5. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Garna.
  6. Resolve the Garna ability from step 3, returning all creature cards that were put in your graveyard this turn to your hand.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Slimefoot and Squee

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Selvala by paying {G} and tapping it, adding at least {1}{B}{R}{G}{G}.
  2. Activate Phantom Train twice by sacrificing Selvala and Slimefoot and Squee.
  3. Activate Slimefoot and Squee by paying {1}{B}{R}{G} and sacrificing a Saproling, returning it and Selvala from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Slimefoot and Squee enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Results: Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Phantom Train ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 4 with Jegantha, the Wellspring + Horde of Notions

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Jegantha by tapping it, adding {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} that cannot be spent to pay generic mana costs.
  2. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Jegantha.
  3. Activate Horde of Notions by paying {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, causing you to cast Jegantha from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
  4. Repeat.
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