Haunted One + Phantom Train Combos

2 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn

Combo 1 with Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher + Faces of the Past + Sage of Hours

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana that can't be spent to cast spells from your hand · Infinite untap of all Humans · Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn · Infinite untap of all Wizards · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Steps
  1. Activate Vhal by tapping it, adding an amount of {C} equal to Vhal's toughness that cannot be spent to cast spells from your hand.
  2. Haunted One triggers, causing Humans and Wizards you control to get +2/+0 and to gain undying until end of turn.
  3. Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it.
  4. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Sage of Hours.
  5. When Sage of Hours dies, its undying ability and Faces of the Past trigger.
  6. Resolve the Sage of Hours trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Resolve the Faces of the Past trigger, untapping all Humans and Wizards.
  8. Resolve the Phantom Train ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter + Retribution of the Ancients

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0 · Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Jan Jansen's first ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact creature you control except the Gnome or Artificer.
  2. Jan Jansen triggers, causing it and creatures you control that share a creature type with it to get +2/+0 and undying until end of turn.
  3. Resolve the Jan Jansen ability, creating two Treasure tokens.
  4. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Jan Jansen.
  5. When Jan Jansen dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Resolve the Phantom Train ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Activate Jan Jansen's first ability by tapping it and sacrificing the Gnome or Artificer.
  8. When the Gnome or Artificer dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  9. Resolve the Jan Jansen ability, creating two Treasure tokens.
  10. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  11. Activate Retribution of the Ancients by paying {B} and removing the +1/+1 counter from Jan Jansen and the other Gnome or Artificer, giving a creature -2/-2 until end of turn.
  12. Repeat from step 4.
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