Ashnod's Altar + Marionette Apprentice + Nim Deathmantle

Mana needed: {2}

B identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marionette Apprentice, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Marionette Apprentice dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Marionette Apprentice from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Marionette Apprentice enters, it triggers, creating a creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}.
  5. When the creature token dies, Marionette Apprentice triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces