Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Ashnod's Altar + Cadric, Soul Kindler

Mana needed: {5}{W} plus enough mana to pay for commander tax, if applicable

RW identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Cast Abdel Adrian either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {4}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  2. Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Cadric.
  3. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, choosing not to exile anything.
  4. Resolve the Cadric trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a token copy of Abdel Adrian with haste.
  5. The Abdel Adrian token enters the battlefield, exiling the nontoken Abdel Adrian until the token Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the token Abdel Adrian, adding {C}{C}.
  7. The token Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, causing the nontoken Abdel Adrian to return to the battlefield from exile.
  8. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces