Hornet Queen + Phyrexian Altar + Recurring Nightmare

BG identity

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control at least one creature.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Recurring Nightmare by sacrificing a creature and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, returning Hornet Queen from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  2. When Hornet Queen enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing Hornet Queen and two Insects, adding {2}{B}.
  4. Cast Recurring Nightmare by paying {2}{B}.
  5. Repeat.

What the combo produces