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
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
5.2%inclusion104 decks1.99K decks
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78%synergy
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-19%synergy
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17%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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16%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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-20%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
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-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Reaver Cleaver
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44%synergy
Skullclamp
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20%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Embercleave
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
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8%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-24%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
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7%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
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6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
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5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
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5%synergy
Mithril Coat
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1%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
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1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
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0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-26%synergy
Enchantments
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35%synergy
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27%synergy
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19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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0%synergy
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21%synergy
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16%synergy
Rain of Riches
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
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13%synergy
Sticky Fingers
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13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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7%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
5%synergy
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9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
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8%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
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6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
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5%synergy
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7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
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2%synergy
Animate Dead
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-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
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31%synergy
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23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
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53%synergy
Treasure Vault
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36%synergy
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37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
21%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
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-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
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5%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
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6%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
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0%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
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5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion99 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
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1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
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-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
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3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
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1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
71%inclusion74 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
66%inclusion69 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Luxury Suite
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Mount Doom
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Graven Cairns
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Arid Mesa
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
-20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-1%synergy