Phyrexian Altar + The Jolly Balloon Man Combos
3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colored mana
Combo 1 with Havi, the All-Father
Also requires:
Havi, the All-Father
Havi, the All-Father
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
Steps
- Activate The Jolly Balloon Man by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Havi.
- Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Jolly Balloon Man, adding one mana of any color.
- Resolve the Jolly Balloon Man ability, creating a token copy of Havi that is a 1/1 Balloon.
- Put the Havi token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- When the Havi token dies, it triggers, returning The Jolly Balloon Man from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
Combo 2 with Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite creature tokens with haste
Show steps
- Activate The Jolly Balloon Man by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Agrus Kos.
- Agrus Kos triggers, causing you to pay {1}{R/W} to copy the Jolly Balloon Man ability targeting each other creature the ability can target.
- Resolve all Jolly Balloon Man abilities, creating a token copy of each other creature you control that is a 1/1 Balloon with haste. As needed, put the oldest Agrus Kos and Orthion into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar four times by sacrificing four tokens except the Orthion or Agrus Kos tokens, adding {R}{R}{R}{R}.
- Activate the Orthion token's first ability by paying {1}{R} and tapping it, targeting the Agrus Kos token.
- Agrus Kos triggers, causing you to pay {1}{R/W} to copy the Orthion ability targeting each other creature the ability can target.
- Resolve all Orthion abilities, creating a token copy of each other creature you control with haste. As needed, put the oldest Agrus Kos and Jolly Balloon Man into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing four tokens except the Orthion or Agrus Kos tokens, adding {R}{R}{R}.
- Repeat.
Combo 3 with Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Midnight Guard
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
Show steps
- Activate Midnight Guard using The Jolly Balloon Man's ability by paying {1} and tapping it, creating a token copy of another nonlegendary creature you control that is a 1/1 Balloon with flying and haste in addition to its other types.
- When the creature token enters the battlefield, Midnight Guard triggers, untapping it.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}.
- Repeat.
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