Ashnod's Altar + Cinderhaze Wretch + Safehold Elite + Tayam, Luminous Enigma

WBG identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Cinderhaze Wretch's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Safehold Elite, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Safehold Elite dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a -1/-1 counter from Cinderhaze Wretch, and both counters from Safehold Elite.
  5. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Safehold Elite, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Repeat steps 3-4 one additional time.
  7. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Safehold Elite, adding {C}{C}.
  8. Resolve Tayam's ability from step 5, causing you to mill three cards and returning Safehold Elite from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

What the combo produces