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Altar of Dementia + Cayth, Famed Mechanist Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • All permanents on the battlefield.
    • The persist creature does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist creature.
    • 2
      When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
    • 3
      When the persist creature enters the battlefield, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
    • 4
      Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to the persist creature's power.
    • 5
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite mill
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite self-mill

Combo Metadata

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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)

No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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