Phyrexian Altar + Yedora, Grave Gardener Combos
20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite death triggers
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite colored mana
Combo 1 with Den Protector
Also requires:
Den Protector
Den Protector
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Return all cards from your graveyard to your hand
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Den Protector, adding {1}.
- When Den Protector dies, Yedora triggers, returning Den Protector from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Den Protector by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Den Protector's megamorph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
- Den Protector triggers, returning any card from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 2 with Ainok Survivalist
Also requires:
Ainok Survivalist
Ainok Survivalist
Results:
Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents control
· Destroy all artifacts and enchantments that enter the battlefield under an opponent's control
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Lock
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ainok Survivalist, adding {1}.
- When Ainok Survivalist dies, Yedora triggers, returning Ainok Survivalist from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Ainok Survivalist by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Ainok Survivalist's megamorph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
- Ainok Surivialist triggers, destroying target artifact and/or enchantment an opponent controls.
- Repeat.
- You may also repeat this loop whenever an artifact and/or enchantment enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Combo 3 with Nantuko Vigilante
Also requires:
Nantuko Vigilante
Nantuko Vigilante
Results:
Destroy any number of artifacts and enchantments
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nantuko Vigilante, adding {1}.
- When Nantuko Vigilante dies, Yedora triggers, returning Nantuko Vigilante from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Nantuko Vigilante by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Nantuko Vigilante's morph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
- Nantuko Vigilante triggers, targeting any artifact and/or enchantment.
- Holding priority, repeat from step 1.
- Resolve all Nantuko Vigilante triggers, destroying any number of artifacts and/or enchantments.
Combo 4 with Life and Limb
Also requires:
Life and Limb
Life and Limb
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
- The creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land and as a 1/1 Saproling due to Life and Limb.
- Repeat.
Combo 5 with Hauntwoods Shrieker
Also requires:
Hauntwoods Shrieker
Hauntwoods Shrieker
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding {1}.
- When the creature dies, Yedora triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
- Activate the creature by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Hauntwoods Shrieker by paying {1}{G}, turning the creature face-up.
- Repeat.
Combo 6 with Proteus Machine
Also requires:
Proteus Machine
Proteus Machine
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Proteus Machine, adding one mana of any color.
- Proteus Machine dies, triggering Yedora, returning Proteus Machine to the battlefield face down as a Forest land with no other types or abilities.
- Activate Proteus Machine's morph ability by paying {0}, turning it face up.
- Repeat.
Combo 7 with Nervous Gardener
Also requires:
Nervous Gardener
Nervous Gardener
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Put all lands with a basic land type from your library into your hand
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nervous Gardener, adding one mana of any color.
- When Nervous Gardener dies, Yedora triggers, returning Nervous Gardener from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
- Activate Nervous Gardener by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Nervous Gardener's disguise ability by paying {G}, turning it face-up.
- Nervous Gardener triggers, causing you to search your library for a land with a basic land type and put it into your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 8 with Temur Charger
Also requires:
Temur Charger
Temur Charger
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Temur Charger, adding one mana of any color.
- When Temur Charger dies, Yedora triggers, returning Temur Charger from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Temur Charger's morph ability by revealing a green card from your hand, turning Temur Charger face up.
- Temur Charger triggers, giving target creature trample until end of turn.
- Repeat.
Combo 9 with Living Lands
Also requires:
Living Lands
Living Lands
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
- The creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land and as a 1/1 creature due to Living Lands.
- Repeat.
Combo 10 with Ambush Commander
Also requires:
Ambush Commander
Ambush Commander
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a nontoken Forest, which is a creature due to Ambush Commander, adding one mana of any color.
- When the Forest dies, Yedora triggers, returning the Forest from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Repeat.
Combo 11 with Embodiment of Insight
Also requires:
Embodiment of Insight
Embodiment of Insight
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a nontoken land creature, adding one mana of any color.
- The land creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning it to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- The Forest enters the battlefield, triggering Embodiment of Insight, causing the Forest to become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste in addition to its other types.
- Repeat.
Combo 12 with Nature's Revolt
Also requires:
Nature's Revolt
Nature's Revolt
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
- The creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land and as a 2/2 creature due to Nature's Revolt.
- Repeat.
Combo 13 with Pyrotechnic Performer
Also requires:
Pyrotechnic Performer
Pyrotechnic Performer
Results:
Infinite damage
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite green mana
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Pyrotechnic Performer, adding {R}.
- When Pyrotechnic Performer dies, Yedora triggers, returning Pyrotechnic Performer from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
- Activate Pyrotechnic Performer by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Pyrotechnic Performer's disguise ability by paying {R}, turning it face-up.
- Pyrotechnic Performer triggers, dealing damage equal to its power to each opponent.
- Repeat.
Combo 14 with Thelonite Hermit
Also requires:
Thelonite Hermit
Thelonite Hermit
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Thelonite Hermit, adding {G}.
- Thelonite Hermit dies, triggering Yedora, returning Thelonite Hermit from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Thelonite Hermit by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Thelonite Hermit's morph ability by paying {3}{G}{G}, turning it face up.
- Thelonite Hermit triggers, creating four 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Saprolings, adding {3}.
- Repeat.
Combo 15 with Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
Also requires:
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
- When the creature dies, Yedora triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
- When the creature enters the battlefield as a Forest land, Zimone triggers.
- Holding priority, activate the land by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Resolve the Zimone trigger, turning the creature face-up.
- Repeat.
Combo 16 with Kin-Tree Warden
Also requires:
Kin-Tree Warden
Kin-Tree Warden
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kin-Tree Warden, adding one mana of any color.
- When Kin-Tree Warden dies, Yedora triggers, returning Kin-Tree Warden from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Kin-Tree Warden by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Kin-Tree Warden's morph ability by paying {G}, turning it face up.
- Repeat.
Combo 17 with Tribal Forcemage
Also requires:
Tribal Forcemage
Tribal Forcemage
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Tribal Forcemage, adding {1}.
- When Tribal Forcemage dies, Yedora triggers, returning Tribal Forcemage from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Tribal Forcemage by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Tribal Forcemage's morph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
- Tribal Forcemage triggers, giving creatures of a chosen creature type +2/+2 and trample until end of turn.
- Repeat.
Combo 18 with Branchsnap Lorian
Also requires:
Branchsnap Lorian
Branchsnap Lorian
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Branchsnap Lorian, adding one mana of any color.
- When Branchsnap Lorian dies, Yedora triggers, returning Branchsnap Lorian from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
- Activate Branchsnap Lorian by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Branchsnap Lorian's morph ability by paying {G}, turning it face up.
- Repeat.
Combo 19 with Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
Also requires:
Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a nontoken creature, adding {1}.
- The creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
- Activate the creature by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Kamahl's first ability by paying {G}, causing the creature to become a 1/1 creature that is still a land until end of turn.
- Repeat.
Combo 20 with Living Plane
Also requires:
Living Plane
Living Plane
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite landfall triggers
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
- The creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land and as a 1/1 creature due to Living Plane.
- Repeat.
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