Ashnod's Altar + Karmic Guide + Lagrella, the Magpie

Mana needed: {G}{W}{U} plus enough mana to pay for commander tax, if applicable

GWU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Cast Lagrella by paying {G}{W}{U} and commander tax, if applicable.
  2. When Lagrella enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Karmic Guide until Lagrella leaves the battlefield.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Lagrella, adding {C}{C}.
  4. If Lagrella is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  5. When Lagrella leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned to the battlefield from exile.
  6. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it and Lagrella triggers.
  7. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on Karmic Guide.
  8. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Lagrella from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces