Ashnod's Altar + Lazav, the Multifarious + Putrid Goblin + Strangleroot Geist

Mana needed: {2}

BGU identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Lazav by paying {2}, choosing to have it become a copy of Putrid Goblin if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter on it, or Strangleroot Geist otherwise.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Lazav, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Lazav dies, if it was a copy of Putrid Goblin, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Otherwise, Lazav's undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. When Lazav enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to surveil 1.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces