Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink + Phyrexian Altar + Sprouting Thrinax + Thornbite Staff
Mana needed: {1}{R}
BRG identity
Commander legal
The 4 combo pieces
What must be in place
Orthion does not have summoning sickness.
Thornbite Staff attached to Orthion.
How to execute it
- Activate Orthion's first ability by paying {1}{R} and tapping it, creating a token copy of Sprouting Thrinax with haste.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Sprouting Thrinax token, adding {R}.
- When the Sprouting Thrinax token dies, it and Orthion trigger.
- Resolve the Orthion trigger, untapping it.
- Resolve the Sprouting Thrinax trigger, creating three 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Saproling, adding {1}.
- Repeat.
- Once you have infinite Saprolings, you may forego sacrificing the Sprouting Thrinax tokens.
- You may also then use Orthion's second ability targeting any creature you control.
What the combo produces
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite copies of creatures you control with haste
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite ETB
- Infinite sacrifice triggers