Phyrexian Altar
Pawn of Ulamog

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
The Balrog in the command zone.
Phyrexian Altar and Pawn of Ulamog on the battlefield.
The Balrog must be your commander.
There have been a number of permanents sacrificed this turn equal to five plus The Balrog's commander tax.
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying .
2
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding .
3
Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
4
When The Balrog dies, it and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
5
Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
6
Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
7
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn, adding .
8
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite commander casts
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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44%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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9%synergy
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-2%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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Enchantments
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20%synergy
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22%synergy
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0%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
10%synergy
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13%synergy
Curse of Opulence
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8%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
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31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
31%synergy
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21%synergy
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14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
13%synergy
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5%synergy
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53%synergy
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35%synergy
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17%synergy
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0%synergy
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12%synergy
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29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
22%synergy
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27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
21%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
19%synergy
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19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
17%synergy
The Black Gate
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14%synergy
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15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
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6%synergy
Barad-dûr
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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Ghost Quarter
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
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-1%synergy
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5%synergy
Volatile Fault
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7%synergy
Strip Mine
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6%synergy
Emergence Zone
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4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
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0%synergy
Arena of Glory
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-2%synergy
Wasteland
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5%synergy
Field of Ruin
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4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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9%synergy
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1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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Rakdos Signet
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-7%synergy
Mind Stone
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Fellwar Stone
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Commander's Sphere
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3%synergy
The Soul Stone
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3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
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5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
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1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion80 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
70%inclusion76 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
65%inclusion70 decks108 decks
32%synergy
Luxury Suite
58%inclusion63 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion63 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
52%inclusion56 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion55 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
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38%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion45 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Mount Doom
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Graven Cairns
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Arid Mesa
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25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Peak
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
-16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
-19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
-15%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-1%synergy