Ashnod's Altar + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Gwenom, Remorseless + Mortuary

B identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

Gwenom has attacked this turn.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying {3}{B}{B} or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.

What the combo produces