Altar of Dementia + Ashcloud Phoenix + Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods

RG identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Your life total is at least 2 greater than the largest life total among your opponents.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Ashcloud Phoenix.
  2. When Ashcloud Phoenix dies, its first ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Ashcloud Phoenix's power.
  4. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Ashcloud Phoenix.
  5. Yarus' second ability triggers, returning Ashcloud Phoenix from your graveyard to the battlefield face down, and then turning it face up.
  6. Ashcloud Phoenix's second ability triggers, dealing 2 damage to each player.
  7. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Ashcloud Phoenix's power.
  8. Repeat.

What the combo produces