Adarkar Valkyrie + Thornbite Staff + Altar of Dementia
Produces: Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-mill
- Adarkar Valkyrie
- Thornbite Staff
- Altar of Dementia
- Color identity
- W
Prerequisites
Thornbite Staff attached to Adarkar Valkyrie. Adarkar Valkyrie does not have summoning sickness. You control at least one additional nontoken creature.
Steps
- Activate Adarkar Valkyrie by tapping it, targeting another nontoken creature you control.
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature targeted in step 1.
- When the creature dies, Adarkar Valkyrie triggers twice.
- Resolve the first trigger, untapping Adarkar Valkyrie.
- Resolve the second trigger, returning the sacrificed creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Adarkar Valkyrie + Thornbite Staff + Altar of Dementia" 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 death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, 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.