Ashnod's Altar + Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Pitiless Plunderer

Mana needed: {3} plus enough mana to pay for command tax, if applicable

B identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You have cast Nadier no more than three times from the command zone this game.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Nadier, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Choose to return Nadier to the command zone from your graveyard.
  3. Nadier dies, triggering its second ability and Pitiless Plunderer.
  4. Resolve the Nadier trigger, creating a number of 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens equal to its power.
  5. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Cast Nadier from the command zone by paying {5}{B} and command tax, if applicable.
  8. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing an Elf Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
  9. The Elf Warrior dies, triggering Pitiless Plunderer and Nadier's first ability.
  10. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  11. Resolve the Nadier trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  12. Repeat from step 8 for each remaining Elf Warrior.
  13. Repeat from step 1.

What the combo produces