Lesser Masticore + Phyrexian Altar + Yotian Dissident

GW identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Lesser Masticore does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Lesser Masticore, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Lesser Masticore dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. Lesser Masticore enters the battlefield, triggering Yotian Dissident, putting a +1/+1 counter on Lesser Masticore.
  4. Repeat.

What the combo produces