Ashnod's Altar + Crime Novelist + Encroaching Mycosynth + Nemesis Phoenix

Mana needed: {2}{R}

UR identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control two creatures that do not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Declare two creatures you control as attackers, attacking two different opponents.
  2. Holding priority, activate Nemesis Phoenix by paying {2}{R}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Nemesis Phoenix, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When Nemesis Phoenix dies, Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {R}.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces