Thornbite Staff + Elemental Mastery + Phyrexian Altar
Produces: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Thornbite Staff
- Elemental Mastery
- Phyrexian Altar
- Color identity
- R
Prerequisites
Elemental Mastery and Thornbite Staff attached to the same creature with power 1 or greater that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
- Activate the creature with Elemental Mastery attached by tapping it, creating at least one 1/1 Elemental creature token with haste.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing an Elemental, adding one mana of any color.
- When the Elemental dies, the creature with Thornbite Staff attached triggers, untapping itself.
- Repeat.
- If the creature has power 2 or greater, this combo nets infinite creature tokens.
How to execute this combo
The "Thornbite Staff + Elemental Mastery + Phyrexian Altar" combo takes 5 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 creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature 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.