Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| You control another nontoken creature. You have a creature card in your graveyard. The total mana value of the creature on the battlefield and the creature card in your graveyard is at most 6. | |
You have at least  . |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of , sacrificing a nontoken creature and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand. |
2 | When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens due to Elspeth, Storm Slayer. |
3 | Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
4 | Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding  . |
5 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying . |
6 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters, it triggers, causing you to get . |
7 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite artifact ETB | |
| Infinite artifact LTB | |
| Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite creature ETB | |
| Infinite creature LTB | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite energy counters | |
| Infinite creature sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite storm count |
Combo Metadata
513
DECKS
0.03%
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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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