Afterlife from the Loam + Ardent Elementalist + Phyrexian Altar + Pitiless Plunderer

BR identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

You have at least three opponents that each have a creature card that will enter the battlefield with greater than 0 toughness in their graveyard.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Afterlife from the Loam by paying at most {5}{B}{B}{B}, returning Ardent Elementalist and at least three other creatures from graveyards to the battlefield under your control.
  2. When Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Afterlife from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar four times by sacrificing four of the creatures returned in step 1, including Ardent Elementalist, adding {4}.
  4. When the creatures die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers four times, creating four Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate the four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}{B}{B}.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces