Phyrexian Altar + The Locust God Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Near-infinite death triggers Near-infinite ETB Near-infinite LTB Near-infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite card draw

Combo 1 with Skullclamp

Also requires: Skullclamp Skullclamp
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  3. Equip Skullclamp to the Insect by paying {1}.
  4. The Insect dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. Skullclamp triggers, causing you to draw two cards.
  6. The Locust God triggers twice, creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing an Insect token, adding {1}.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 2 with Symmetry Matrix

Also requires: Symmetry Matrix Symmetry Matrix
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  3. The Insect enters the battlefield, triggering Symmetry Matrix.
  4. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {1}.
  5. Resolve the Symmetry Matrix trigger, causing you to pay {1} to draw a card.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 3 with Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing any other creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Liliana, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Fecundity

Also requires: Fecundity Fecundity
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Fecundity, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Smothering Abomination

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Smothering Abomination's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Weatherlight Compleated

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Weatherlight Compleated, putting a phyresis counter on it and causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Kels, Fight Fixer

Also requires: Kels, Fight Fixer Kels, Fight Fixer
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {U/B}.
  4. Kels triggers, causing you to pay {U/B} to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 8 with Species Specialist

Also requires: Species Specialist Species Specialist
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing an Insect, adding one mana of any color.
  2. The Insect dies, triggering Species Specialist, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 9 with Arcanis the Omnipotent + Thornbite Staff

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite creature tokens with haste · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite untap of all creatures
Show steps
  1. Activate Arcanis by tapping it, drawing three cards.
  2. The Locust God triggers three times, creating three 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing an Insect, adding one mana of any color.
  4. Arcanis triggers, untapping itself.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Laid to Rest + Maskwood Nexus

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding one mana of any color.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 11 with Shadow the Hedgehog

Also requires: Shadow the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite colored mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
  2. When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Laid to Rest + Arcane Adaptation

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding one mana of any color.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 13 with Laid to Rest + Conspiracy

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding one mana of any color.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 14 with Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Korvold's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Insect creature token with haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 15 with Dragon Appeasement

Also requires: Dragon Appeasement Dragon Appeasement
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Dragon Appeasement triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Insect creature token with haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 16 with Moldervine Reclamation

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Moldervine Reclamation, causing you to gain 1 life and draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 17 with Mindless Automaton + Kami of Whispered Hopes

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Mindless Automaton's first ability by paying {1} and discarding a card, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  2. Activate Mindless Automaton's second ability by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing an Insect, adding {1}.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 18 with Well of Lost Dreams + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God and Sheoldred trigger.
  3. Resolve the Locust God trigger, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Resolve the Sheoldred trigger, causing you to gain 2 life.
  5. Well of Lost Dreams triggers. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {1}.
  6. Resolve the Well of Lost Dreams trigger, causing you to pay {1} to draw a card.
  7. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 19 with Well of Lost Dreams + Essence Warden

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  3. When the Insect enters the battlefield, Essence Warden triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Well of Lost Dreams triggers. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {1}.
  5. Resolve the Well of Lost Dreams trigger, causing you to pay {1} to draw a card.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 20 with Laid to Rest + Xenograft

Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Draw a card.
  2. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding one mana of any color.
  4. Laid to Rest triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
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