Phyrexian Altar
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| The Balrog in the command zone. | |
| Phyrexian Altar and Warbeast of Gorgoroth 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. You do not control an Army. | |
| 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 Warbeast of Gorgoroth trigger. |
5 | Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls. |
6 | Resolve the Warbeast of Gorgoroth trigger, creating a 0/0 Orc Army creature token, and then putting two +1/+1 counters on it. |
7 | Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Orc Army, 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 |
Combo Metadata
3
DECKS
0.00%
OF 2022618 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 37682
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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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