Songs of the Damned
Chthonian Nightmare
Ardent Elementalist
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Ardent Elementalist on the battlefield. | |
| Songs of the Damned and Chthonian Nightmare in hand. | |
| You have at least five creature cards in your graveyard, and one of those creature cards has mana value 2 or less. | |
| available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Songs of the Damned by paying , adding for each creature card in your graveyard. |
2 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying  . |
3 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get  . |
4 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing Ardent Elementalist, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
5 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying . |
6 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get . |
7 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of equal to Ardent Elementalist's mana value, sacrificing the creature you returned in step 4, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Ardent Elementalist from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
8 | When Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Songs of the Damned from your graveyard to your hand. |
9 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite creature LTB | |
| Infinite creature ETB | |
| Infinite creature sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite storm count | |
| Infinite magecraft triggers | |
| Infinite black mana |
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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