Eternal Witness + Living Death + Phyrexian Altar

Mana needed: {3}{B} at most

BG identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You have at least four additional creature cards in your graveyard and/or on the battlefield.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Eternal Witness and all other creatures you control, adding {B} for each creature sacrificed.
  2. Cast Living Death by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to exile all creatures from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, then return the exiled cards to the battlefield.
  3. When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Living Death from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat any number of times.

What the combo produces