Phyrexian Altar + Open the Graves
Phyrexian Altar
Open the Graves
Requires
The Balrog, Durin's Bane must be in the command zone.
Phyrexian Altar must be on the battlefield.
Open the Graves 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 Open the Graves trigger.
- Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
- Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zombie, adding .
- Repeat.
Results
Infinite commander casts. Infinite death triggers. Infinite ETB. Infinite LTB. Infinite sacrifice triggers. Infinite storm count.
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