Ashnod's Altar + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Hex Parasite + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

B identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

• Ashnod's Altar
• Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• Hex Parasite
• Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

What must be in place

Gray Merchant does not have a +1/+1 counter on it.

How to execute it

1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant, adding {C}{C}.
2. Gray Merchant dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose at least five life and you to gain that much life.
4. Activate Hex Parasite by paying {1} and two life, removing the +1/+1 counter from Gray Merchant and giving Hex Parasite +1/+0 until end of turn.
5. Repeat.

What the combo produces

• Infinite colorless mana
• Infinite creature LTB
• Infinite death triggers
• Infinite ETB
• Infinite lifegain
• Infinite lifegain triggers
• Infinite lifeloss
• Infinite sacrifice triggers
• Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn