Ashnod's Altar + Shorikai, Genesis Engine + Thornbite Staff

Mana needed: {5}

WU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Shorikai does not have summoning sickness.
You have a way to cause Shorikai to become a creature this turn.

How to execute it

  1. Cause Shorikai to become a creature.
  2. Activate Thornbite Staff's equip ability by paying {4}, attaching it to Shorikai.
  3. Activate Shorikai by paying {1} and tapping it, causing you to draw two cards, discard a card, and create a 1/1 Pilot creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Pilot, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Shorikai triggers, untapping itself.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces