Phyrexian Altar + Sifter of Skulls
Phyrexian Altar
Sifter of Skulls
Requires
The Balrog, Durin's Bane must be in the command zone.
Phyrexian Altar must be on the battlefield.
Sifter of Skulls must be on the battlefield.
The Balrog, Durin's Bane must be your commander.
There have been a number of permanents sacrificed this turn equal to five plus The Balrog's commander tax.
Mana needed:
Steps
- Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying .
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding .
- Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
- When The Balrog dies, it and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
- Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
- Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Eldrazi Scion, adding .
- Repeat.
Results
Infinite commander casts. Infinite death triggers. Infinite ETB. Infinite LTB. Infinite sacrifice triggers. Infinite storm count.
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