Phyrexian Altar
Pawn of Ulamog

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
The Balrog in the command zone.
Phyrexian Altar and Pawn of Ulamog on the battlefield.
The Balrog must be your commander.
There have been a number of permanents sacrificed this turn equal to five plus The Balrog's commander tax.
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying .
2
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding .
3
Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
4
When The Balrog dies, it and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
5
Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
6
Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
7
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn, adding .
8
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite commander casts
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
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5.7%inclusion110 decks1.93K decks
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44%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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31%synergy
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22%synergy
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13%synergy
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4%synergy
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54%synergy
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34%synergy
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18%synergy
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2%synergy
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13%synergy
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23%synergy
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26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
21%synergy
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18%synergy
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15%synergy
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17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
16%synergy
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6%synergy
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15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
5%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
Arena of Glory
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7%synergy
Emergence Zone
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0%synergy
Field of Ruin
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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Mana Artifacts
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9%synergy
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Mind Stone
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The Soul Stone
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Liquimetal Torque
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1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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Lands
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7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion81 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
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25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Luxury Suite
56%inclusion62 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
53%inclusion58 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
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15%synergy
Fabled Passage
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40%synergy
Mount Doom
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
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17%synergy
Graven Cairns
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
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24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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26%synergy
Marsh Flats
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24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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21%synergy
Tainted Peak
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-16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
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-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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5%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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14%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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-16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
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-16%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
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-5%synergy
Badlands
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1%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-14%synergy