Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Altar of Dementia

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You control at least two additional nontoken creatures, one of which has a coin counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
2
When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
3
Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
4
Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
5
Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
6
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite mill
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
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