Ashnod's Altar + Corpse Dance + Skirge Familiar + Spectral Arcanist

Mana needed: {2}{B}

UB identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control at least two additional Spirits.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Corpse Dance by paying {2}{B}, returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield with haste.
  2. Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering its ability.
  3. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Spectral Arcanist, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Resolve the Spectral Arcanist trigger, casting Corpse Dance from your graveyard with buyback by paying {2}.
  5. Resolve Corpse Dance, returning Spectral Arcanist from your graveyard to the battlefield, and returning Corpse Dance to your hand.
  6. Spectral Arcanist enters the battlefield, triggering its ability.
  7. Holding priority, activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Corpse Dance, adding {B}.
  8. Repeat from step 3.

What the combo produces