Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Deadly Grub
Phyrexian Altar
Abzan Ascendancy

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Deadly Grub in hand.
All other permanents on the battlefield.
5 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Deadly Grub by paying 2.
2
Deadly Grub enters the battlefield with three time counters and a vigilance counter on it.
3
Activate Tayam by paying 3 and removing the three time counters from Deadly Grub.
4
Deadly Grub's vanishing ability triggers, holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Deadly Grub, adding 1.
5
Deadly Grub dies, triggering itself and Abzan Ascendancy.
6
Resolve the Deadly Grub trigger, creating a 6/1 Insect creature token.
7
Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy trigger, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
8
Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the Insect and Spirit tokens, adding 2.
9
Resolve the Deadly Grub trigger from step 4, doing nothing since Deadly Grub is no longer on the battlefield.
10
Resolve the Tayam ability from step 3, causing you to mill three cards and return Deadly Grub from your graveyard to the battlefield.
11
Repeat from step 2.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill

  Combo Metadata

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{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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