Ashnod's Altar
Dualcaster Mage
Lively Dirge
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Ashnod's Altar on the battlefield. | |
| Dualcaster Mage and Lively Dirge in hand. | |
| There's a creature card in your graveyard with mana value 4 or less. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Lively Dirge by paying  plus an additional  to select its second mode, targeting a card in your graveyard. |
2 | Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost. |
3 | When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Lively Dirge. |
4 | Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage. |
5 | Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Lively Dirge |
6 | Resolve the Lively Dirge copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
7 | Repeat from step 3. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite colorless mana | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite magecraft triggers | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers |
Combo Metadata
612
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OF 2088587 ELIGIBLE DECKS
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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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