Ashnod's Altar + The Great Henge

G identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the persist creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. The sacrificed creature's persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. The Great Henge triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature and causing you to draw a card.
  4. The -1/-1 and +1/+1 counters are removed as a state-based action.
  5. Repeat.

What the combo produces