Songs of the Damned
Chthonian Nightmare
Ardent Elementalist

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Ardent Elementalist on the battlefield.
Songs of the Damned and Chthonian Nightmare in hand.
You have at least five creature cards in your graveyard. You control a nontoken creature with mana value 2 or less. You have at least e.
 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Songs of the Damned by paying , adding for each creature card in your graveyard.
2
Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1.
3
When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get eee.
4
Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying eeee, sacrificing a creature with mana value 2 or less and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Ardent Elementalist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
5
When Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Songs of the Damned from your graveyard to your hand.
6
Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1.
7
When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get eee.
8
Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of e, sacrificing Ardent Elementalist and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
9
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite black mana

  Combo Metadata

10
DECKS
0.00%
OF 2091036 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 28663
MOST PLAYED OF 54045 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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