Phyrexian Altar + Vigor Combos
4 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite colored mana
Combo 1 with Verdant Succession
Also requires:
Verdant Succession
Verdant Succession
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Vigor, adding one mana of any color.
- Vigor dies, triggering itself and Verdant Succession.
- Resolve the Vigor trigger, shuffling it into your library.
- Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Vigor, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
- Repeat.
Combo 2 with Electric Seaweed + Scurry Oak
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on non-Wall creatures you control
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Cast Electric Seaweed by paying {2}{R}{R}.
- When Electric Seaweed enters, it triggers.
- Activate Electric Seaweed by tapping it, attempting to deal 1 damage to Scurry Oak, which will instead put a +1/+1 counter on it due to Vigor.
- Scurry Oak triggers, creating a creature token.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token.
- When the creature token dies, Electric Seaweed triggers, dealing 1 damage to each non-Wall creature your opponents control. Each non-Wall creature you control (excluding Vigor) will not be dealt damage, and will instead have a +1/+1 counter put on it due to Vigor.
- Scurry Oak triggers, creating a creature token.
- Repeat from step 5.
Combo 3 with Electric Seaweed + Herd Baloth
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on non-Wall creatures you control
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Cast Electric Seaweed by paying {2}{R}{R}.
- When Electric Seaweed enters, it triggers.
- Activate Electric Seaweed by tapping it, attempting to deal 1 damage to Herd Baloth, which will instead put a +1/+1 counter on it due to Vigor.
- Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token.
- When the creature token dies, Electric Seaweed triggers, dealing 1 damage to each non-Wall creature your opponents control. Each non-Wall creature you control (excluding Vigor) will not be dealt damage, and will instead have a +1/+1 counter put on it due to Vigor.
- Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
- Repeat from step 5.
Combo 4 with Splintering Wind + Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Ashes of the Abhorrent
Results:
Infinite damage to creatures
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Splintering Wind by paying {G}, dealing 1 damage to target creature and creating a 1/1 Splinter creature token.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Splinter, adding {G}.
- When the Splinter dies, it and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
- Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
- Resolve the Splinter trigger, dealing 1 damage to you, and putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control due to Vigor.
- Repeat.
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