Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Verdant Succession
Altar of Dementia
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing another nontoken green Insect. |
2 | When the Insect dies, Zask and Verdant Succession trigger. |
3 | Resolve the Zask trigger, putting the Insect on the bottom of your library from your graveyard and causing you to mill two cards. |
4 | Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for that Insect and putting it onto the battlefield. |
5 | Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability. |
6 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite self-mill | |
| Near-infinite ETB | |
| Near-infinite LTB | |
| Near-infinite mill | |
| Near-infinite death triggers | |
| Near-infinite sacrifice triggers |
Combo Metadata
536
DECKS
0.03%
OF 1897074 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 5933
MOST PLAYED OF 53082 COMBOS
{ } 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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