Living Death + Phyrexian Altar + Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed

B identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control at least six nontoken creatures.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing all creatures you control, adding at least {4}{B}{B}.
  2. Cast Living Death by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, then return all cards exiled this way to the battlefield.
  3. Activate Xiahou Dun by sacrificing it, returning Living Death from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.

What the combo produces