Mortuary + Phyrexian Altar

Mortuary + Phyrexian Altar Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Bolas's Citadel

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel

Also requires: Aetherflux Reservoir Aetherflux Reservoir Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying X life, where X is the creature's mana value.
  4. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Gwenom, Remorseless

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss
Show steps
  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Aetherflux Reservoir + Gwenom, Remorseless

Also requires: Aetherflux Reservoir Aetherflux Reservoir Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying X life, where X is the creature's mana value.
  4. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Bolas's Citadel + Bontu's Monument

Also requires: Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  4. Bontu's Monument triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Gwenom, Remorseless + Bontu's Monument

Also requires: Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  4. Bontu's Monument triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Bolas's Citadel + Ornithopter

Also requires: Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel Ornithopter Ornithopter
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ornithopter
  2. When Ornithopter dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Ornithopter from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Ornithopter from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Verdant Succession

Also requires: Verdant Succession Verdant Succession
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a green nontoken creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Verdant Succession and Mortuary trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting the creature on top of your library from your graveyard.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, returning the creature from your library to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Gwenom, Remorseless + Ornithopter

Also requires: Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless Ornithopter Ornithopter
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ornithopter
  2. When Ornithopter dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Ornithopter from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Ornithopter from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Gwenom, Remorseless + Memnite

Also requires: Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless Memnite Memnite
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Memnite
  2. When Memnite dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Memnite from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Memnite from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 11 with Rakdos, the Muscle

Also requires: Rakdos, the Muscle Rakdos, the Muscle
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the extra nontoken creature, adding {1}.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary and Rakdos trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting the sacrificed creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Rakdos trigger, causing you to exile the top two cards of your library with the ability to cast them this turn.
  5. Cast the creature from exile by paying at most {1}.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 12 with Bolas's Citadel + Memnite

Also requires: Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel Memnite Memnite
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Memnite
  2. When Memnite dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Memnite from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Memnite from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 13 with Realmwalker

Also requires: Realmwalker Realmwalker
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the nontoken creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature by paying its mana cost.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 14 with Gwenom, Remorseless + Phyrexian Walker

Also requires: Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless Phyrexian Walker Phyrexian Walker
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Phyrexian Walker
  2. When Phyrexian Walker dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Phyrexian Walker from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Phyrexian Walker from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 15 with Bolas's Citadel + Phyrexian Walker

Also requires: Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel Phyrexian Walker Phyrexian Walker
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Phyrexian Walker
  2. When Phyrexian Walker dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Phyrexian Walker from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Phyrexian Walker from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 16 with Mystic Forge

Also requires: Mystic Forge Mystic Forge
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the nontoken creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When the creature dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the creature by paying its mana cost.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 17 with Cauldron Familiar + Gwenom, Remorseless

Also requires: Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
Show steps
  1. Cast Cauldron Familiar either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying {B} or 1 life respectively.
  2. When Cauldron Familiar enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar.
  4. When Cauldron Familiar dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Cauldron Familiar from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 18 with Cauldron Familiar + Bolas's Citadel

Also requires: Cauldron Familiar Cauldron Familiar Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
Show steps
  1. Cast Cauldron Familiar either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying {B} or 1 life respectively.
  2. When Cauldron Familiar enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar.
  4. When Cauldron Familiar dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Cauldron Familiar from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 19 with Gwenom, Remorseless + Shield Sphere

Also requires: Gwenom, Remorseless Gwenom, Remorseless Shield Sphere Shield Sphere
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Shield Sphere
  2. When Shield Sphere dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Shield Sphere from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Shield Sphere from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 20 with Bolas's Citadel + Shield Sphere

Also requires: Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel Shield Sphere Shield Sphere
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Shield Sphere
  2. When Shield Sphere dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Shield Sphere from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast Shield Sphere from the top of your library by paying 0 life.
  4. Repeat.
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