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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Den Protector, adding {1}.
  2. When Den Protector dies, Yedora triggers, returning Den Protector from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Den Protector by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Den Protector's megamorph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
  5. Den Protector triggers, returning any card from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Repeat.
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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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ainok Survivalist, adding {1}.
  2. When Ainok Survivalist dies, Yedora triggers, returning Ainok Survivalist from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Ainok Survivalist by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Ainok Survivalist's megamorph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
  5. Ainok Surivialist triggers, destroying target artifact and/or enchantment an opponent controls.
  6. Repeat.
  7. You may also repeat this loop whenever an artifact and/or enchantment enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nantuko Vigilante, adding {1}.
  2. When Nantuko Vigilante dies, Yedora triggers, returning Nantuko Vigilante from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Nantuko Vigilante by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Nantuko Vigilante's morph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
  5. Nantuko Vigilante triggers, targeting any artifact and/or enchantment.
  6. Holding priority, repeat from step 1.
  7. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding {1}.
  2. When the creature dies, Yedora triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate the creature by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Hauntwoods Shrieker by paying {1}{G}, turning the creature face-up.
  5. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Proteus Machine, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Proteus Machine dies, triggering Yedora, returning Proteus Machine to the battlefield face down as a Forest land with no other types or abilities.
  3. Activate Proteus Machine's morph ability by paying {0}, turning it face up.
  4. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nervous Gardener, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When Nervous Gardener dies, Yedora triggers, returning Nervous Gardener from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Nervous Gardener by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Nervous Gardener's disguise ability by paying {G}, turning it face-up.
  5. Nervous Gardener triggers, causing you to search your library for a land with a basic land type and put it into your hand.
  6. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Temur Charger, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When Temur Charger dies, Yedora triggers, returning Temur Charger from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Temur Charger's morph ability by revealing a green card from your hand, turning Temur Charger face up.
  4. Temur Charger triggers, giving target creature trample until end of turn.
  5. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a nontoken Forest, which is a creature due to Ambush Commander, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When the Forest dies, Yedora triggers, returning the Forest from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Repeat.

Combo 11 with Embodiment of Insight

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a nontoken land creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. The land creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning it to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
  2. 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.
  3. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Pyrotechnic Performer

Results: Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Pyrotechnic Performer, adding {R}.
  2. When Pyrotechnic Performer dies, Yedora triggers, returning Pyrotechnic Performer from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Pyrotechnic Performer by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Pyrotechnic Performer's disguise ability by paying {R}, turning it face-up.
  5. Pyrotechnic Performer triggers, dealing damage equal to its power to each opponent.
  6. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Thelonite Hermit, adding {G}.
  2. Thelonite Hermit dies, triggering Yedora, returning Thelonite Hermit from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Thelonite Hermit by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Thelonite Hermit's morph ability by paying {3}{G}{G}, turning it face up.
  5. Thelonite Hermit triggers, creating four 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
  6. Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Saprolings, adding {3}.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 15 with Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When the creature dies, Yedora triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  3. When the creature enters the battlefield as a Forest land, Zimone triggers.
  4. Holding priority, activate the land by tapping it, adding {G}.
  5. Resolve the Zimone trigger, turning the creature face-up.
  6. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kin-Tree Warden, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When Kin-Tree Warden dies, Yedora triggers, returning Kin-Tree Warden from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Kin-Tree Warden by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Kin-Tree Warden's morph ability by paying {G}, turning it face up.
  5. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Tribal Forcemage, adding {1}.
  2. When Tribal Forcemage dies, Yedora triggers, returning Tribal Forcemage from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Tribal Forcemage by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Tribal Forcemage's morph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
  5. Tribal Forcemage triggers, giving creatures of a chosen creature type +2/+2 and trample until end of turn.
  6. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Branchsnap Lorian, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When Branchsnap Lorian dies, Yedora triggers, returning Branchsnap Lorian from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Branchsnap Lorian by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. Activate Branchsnap Lorian's morph ability by paying {G}, turning it face up.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 19 with Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a nontoken creature, adding {1}.
  2. The creature dies, triggering Yedora, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate the creature by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature you control, adding one mana of any color.
  2. 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.
  3. Repeat.
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