Haunted One
Thornbite Staff
Phyrexian Altar
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| Xavier Sal must be your commander. | |
| There is at least one counter on a permanent you control except Xavier Sal. Xavier Sal does not have summoning sickness. Thornbite Staff attached to Xavier Sal. You control at least one additional nontoken Human, Fungus and/or Pirate that has no more than one +1/+1 counter on it. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Xavier Sal's first ability by tapping it and removing a +1/+1 counter from the additional nontoken Human, Fungus and/or Pirate if it has one, or any counter from another permanent you control otherwise. |
2 | Xavier Sal triggers, causing it and all other creatures you control that share a creature type with it to get +2/+0 and gain undying until end of turn. |
3 | Resolve the Xavier Sal ability, causing you to populate. |
4 | Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the additional Human, Fungus and/or Pirate, adding one mana of any color. |
5 | When the creature dies, its undying ability and Xavier Sal trigger. |
6 | Resolve the creature's undying trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. |
7 | Resolve the Xavier Sal trigger, untapping it. |
8 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite colored mana | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinitely powerful Humans, Fungi and Pirates you control until end of turn |
Combo Metadata
2
DECKS
0.00%
OF 819931 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 35386
MOST PLAYED OF 43392 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.