Ashnod's Altar + Golgari Germination + Putrid Goblin + Tayam, Luminous Enigma

Mana needed: {1}

WBG identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

Putrid Goblin does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Putrid Goblin, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Putrid Goblin dies, triggering its persist ability and Golgari Germination.
  3. Resolve the Putrid Goblin trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Golgari Germination trigger, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token with a vigilance counter on it.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing both counters from Putrid Goblin and the counter from the Saproling token, causing yourself to mill three cards and allowing you to return a permanent card with mana value three or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Repeat.

What the combo produces