Phyrexian Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Shallow Grave
Produces: Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Phyrexian Altar
- Dualcaster Mage
- Shallow Grave
- Color identity
- BR
- Mana
- {2}{B}{R}{R}
Prerequisites
There's a creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast Shallow Grave by paying its mana cost.
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Shallow Grave.
- Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage, adding one mana of any color.
- Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Shallow Grave
- Resolve the Shallow Grave copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 3.
How to execute this combo
The "Phyrexian Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Shallow Grave" 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 creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite magecraft 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.