Celes, Rune Knight
Altar of Dementia
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield (Persist Creature without a -1/-1 counter on it on the battlefield). |
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, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. |
4 | Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability. |
5 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite mill | |
| Infinite self-mill | |
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control |
Combo Metadata
5534
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OF 652213 ELIGIBLE DECKS
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Exhibition and Core
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No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.
3
Upgraded
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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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