Phyrexian Altar + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Rise of the Dark Realms

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak, adding {B}.
  2. Repeat step 1 for each other nontoken creature you control.
  3. Cast Rise of the Dark Realms by paying {7}{B}{B}, returning all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control.
  4. When Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Rise of the Dark Realms to your hand from your graveyard.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar + Mana Geyser

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Mana Geyser by paying {3}{R}{R}.
  2. Extus triggers, returning Pinnacle Monk from your graveyard to your hand.
  3. Resolve Mana Geyser, adding {R} for each tapped land your opponents control.
  4. Cast Pinnacle Monk by paying its mana cost.
  5. When Pinnacle Monk enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Mana Geyser from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Pinnacle Monk, adding one mana of any color.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Grenzo, Dungeon Warden + The Cauldron of Eternity + Dark Ritual

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Put a selection of creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Cast Dark Ritual by paying {B}, adding {B}{B}{B}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Pinnacle Monk, adding one mana of any color.
  3. When Pinnacle Monk dies, The Cauldron of Eternity triggers, putting Pinnacle Monk from your graveyard onto the bottom of your library.
  4. Activate Grenzo by paying {2}, putting Pinnacle Monk from the bottom of your library into your graveyard, and then putting it onto the battlefield.
  5. When Pinnacle Monk enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Dark Ritual from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Repeat.
  7. Once you have infinite mana, you may activate Grenzo's ability any number of times.

Combo 4 with Continue?

Also requires: Continue? Continue?
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite recursion of creatures you control · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Pinnacle Monk and another nontoken creature, adding {1}{W}.
  2. Cast Continue? by paying {1}{W}, returning Pinnacle Monk and at least one other creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Pinnacle Monk enters, it triggers, returning Continue? from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Afterlife from the Loam + Pitiless Plunderer

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard
Show steps
  1. Cast Afterlife from the Loam by paying at most {5}{B}{B}{B}, returning Pinnacle Monk and at least three other creatures from graveyards to the battlefield under your control.
  2. When Pinnacle Monk enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Afterlife from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar four times by sacrificing four of the creatures returned in step 1, including Pinnacle Monk, adding {4}
  4. When the creatures die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers four times, creating four Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate the four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}{B}{B}.
  6. Repeat.
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