Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider + Lesser Masticore + Phyrexian Altar + Rukarumel, Biologist

WUBRG identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

Lesser Masticore does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Lesser Masticore, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When Lesser Masticore dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When Lesser Masticore enters the battlefield, Captain Storm triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Lesser Masticore.
  4. Repeat.

What the combo produces