Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin

GW identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control at least two additional nontoken Hydras.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another nontoken Hydra that does not have Nim Deathmantle attached, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When the Hydra dies, Polukranos and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
  3. Resolve the Polukranos trigger, creating two 3/3 Phyrexian Hydra creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Phyrexian Hydra, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger from step 2, causing you to pay {4} to return the nontoken Hydra from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces