Phyrexian Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Extract from Darkness
Produces: Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-mill
- Phyrexian Altar
- Dualcaster Mage
- Extract from Darkness
- Color identity
- UBR
- Mana
- {4}{U}{B}{R}{R}
Prerequisites
You have a creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast Extract from Darkness by paying its mana cost
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Extract from Darkness.
- Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Extract from Darkness
- Resolve the Extract from Darkness copy, causing each player to mill two cards and returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 3.
How to execute this combo
The "Phyrexian Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Extract from Darkness" combo takes 7 steps in order. Make sure you have the mana open and permanents listed in the prerequisites before you start — opponents can respond between steps.
The end result: Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-mill.
Practice the line offline: lay out the cards, walk through each step, and note where you can lose the combo (summoning sickness, lack of priority, removal on a key permanent). In game, announce each step clearly; in casual play you can offer to shortcut after demonstrating the loop.
The best window is a turn when opponents are tapped out or after they commit a spell — hold protection (a counter, Vexing Shusher) if the combo wins on the spot.