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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Vigor, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Vigor dies, triggering itself and Verdant Succession.
  3. Resolve the Vigor trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Vigor, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. 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
  1. Cast Electric Seaweed by paying {2}{R}{R}.
  2. When Electric Seaweed enters, it triggers.
  3. 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.
  4. Scurry Oak triggers, creating a creature token.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token.
  6. 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.
  7. Scurry Oak triggers, creating a creature token.
  8. 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
  1. Cast Electric Seaweed by paying {2}{R}{R}.
  2. When Electric Seaweed enters, it triggers.
  3. 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.
  4. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token.
  6. 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.
  7. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
  8. 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
  1. Activate Splintering Wind by paying {G}, dealing 1 damage to target creature and creating a 1/1 Splinter creature token.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Splinter, adding {G}.
  3. When the Splinter dies, it and Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger.
  4. Resolve the Ashes of the Abhorrent trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Splinter trigger, dealing 1 damage to you, and putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control due to Vigor.
  6. Repeat.
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