Ashnod's Altar + Surrak and Goreclaw

G identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When the persist creature enters, Surrak and Goreclaw triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature.
  4. Repeat

What the combo produces