Deranged Hermit + Phyrexian Altar + Temur Sabertooth + Volo, Guide to Monsters

Mana needed: {3}{G}{G}

GU identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

You do not control an Elf or have an Elf card in your graveyard.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Deranged Hermit by paying {3}{G}{G}.
  2. Volo triggers, copying the Deranged Hermit spell.
  3. Resolve the copy of the Deranged Hermit spell.
  4. When the token Deranged Hermit enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  5. Resolve the original Deranged Hermit spell.
  6. When the nontoken Deranged Hermit enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar seven times by sacrificing the Deranged Hermit token and six Squirrels, adding {4}{G}{G}{G}.
  8. Activate Temur Sabertooth by paying {1}{G}, returning Deranged Hermit to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

What the combo produces