Ashnod's Altar + Deepglow Skate + Magnanimous Magistrate

Mana needed: {4}{U}

WU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Magnanimous Magistrate has at least five reprieve counters.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Deepglow Skate by paying {4}{U}.
  2. Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, doubling the number of reprieve counters on Magnanimous Magistrate.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Deepglow Skate, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Deepglow Skate dies, triggering Magnanimous Magistrate, causing you to remove five reprieve counters from Magnanimous Magistrate and return Deepglow Skate from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces