Ashnod's Altar + Halana, Kessig Ranger + Hornet Nest

Mana needed: {2}

G identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You have a way to cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
You have a way to give Hornet Nest indestructible.

How to execute it

  1. Give Hornet Nest indestructible, if needed.
  2. Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
  3. Halana triggers, causing you to pay {2} to have that creature deal damage equal to its power to Hornet Nest.
  4. Hornet Nest triggers, causing you to create a number of 1/1 Insect creature tokens equal to the damage dealt.
  5. When the Insect(s) enters the battlefield, Halana triggers that many times.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing an Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Resolve the Halana trigger, causing you to pay {2} to deal 1 damage to Hornet Nest.
  8. Repeat from step 4.

What the combo produces