Wurmcoil Engine + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar
Produces: Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Color identity
- C
Steps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Wurmcoil Engine, adding {C}{C}.
- When Wurmcoil Engine dies, it and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
- Resolve the Wurmcoil Engine triggers, creating a 3/3 Wurm token with deathtouch and a 3/3 Wurm token with lifelink.
- Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a Wurm token, adding {C}{C}.
- Resolve the Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Wurmcoil Engine from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Wurmcoil Engine + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar" combo takes 6 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 colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers.
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.