Cloudstone Curio + Death's Shadow + Life Finds a Way + Phyrexian Altar

Mana needed: {B}

BG identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control at least one nonartifact creature token.
Your life total is no greater than 12.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Death's Shadow by paying {B}.
  2. When Death's Shadow enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio and Life Finds a Way trigger.
  3. Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, doing nothing.
  4. Resolve the Life Finds a Way trigger, creating a copy of any nonartifact creature token you control.
  5. When the creature token enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Death's Shadow to your hand from the battlefield.
  6. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {B}.
  7. Repeat.

What the combo produces