Mana Echoes
Phyrexian Altar
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Marath in the command zone. | |
| Mana Echoes and Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield. | |
| Marath must be your commander. | |
| plus enough mana to pay for commander tax, if applicable available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Marath from the command zone by paying and commander tax, if applicable, causing it to enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it. |
2 | When Marath enters the battlefield, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each Elemental and Beast on the battlefield. |
3 | Activate Marath by paying  and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creature token. |
4 | When the Elemental enters the battlefield, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each Elemental on the battlefield. |
5 | Repeat from step 3 until Marath has one +1/+1 counter on it. |
6 | Activate Marath by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from it. |
7 | Marath dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. |
8 | Choose to return Marath to the command zone from your graveyard. |
9 | Resolve the Marath ability, creating a 1/1 Elemental creature token. |
10 | When the Elemental enters the battlefield, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each Elemental on the battlefield. |
11 | Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing three Elementals, adding . |
12 | Repeat. |
13 | Once you have infinite colorless mana and Elemental tokens, you may cast Marath, causing it to enter with an arbitrarily large number of +1/+1 counters, and choose Marath's other modes instead. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite colored mana | |
| Infinite colorless mana | |
| Infinite commander casts | |
| Infinite creature tokens | |
| Infinite damage | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite storm count | |
| Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large |
Combo Metadata
147
DECKS
0.02%
OF 886077 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 9805
MOST PLAYED OF 44755 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)
No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
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.