Emmara, Soul of the Accord + Ashnod's Altar + Cryptolith Rite + Emiel the Blessed + Lightning Greaves
5-card combo · GW
Verdict
Yes — this 5-piece engine converts Emmara, Soul of the Accord's tap trigger into infinite mana, infinite tokens, and infinite blinks on a loop.
- Cards required
- 5
- Cheapest stack total
- $68.10
- Color identity
- GW
- Popularity
- 6 decks
- Format
- Commander
Cryptolith Rite turns every creature into a mana source; tapping Emmara, Soul of the Accord for a mana creates a token, that token taps for another mana, and sacrificing it to Ashnod's Altar floats 2 colorless — enough to pay Emiel the Blessed's 3-mana blink ability when combined with the colored mana already generated. Lightning Greaves keeps Emmara protected from removal and gives haste to reset her tap status on re-entry. This is a green-white token shell's top-end win condition, fitting naturally into Rhys the Redeemed or Emmara herself as commander.
Recipe
How it works
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Prerequisites
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Steps
- Use Cryptolith Rite to tap Emmara, Soul of the Accord for
. - Emmara, Soul of the Accord triggers creating a token creature.
- Use Cryptolith Rite to tap the token creature for .
- Sacrifice the token creature to Ashnod's Altar floating
. - Activate Emiel the blessed to exile Emmara, Soul of the Accord then return her to the battlefield untapped.
- Repeat.
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Result
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite blinking; Infinite death triggers
Variations
Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines
Swapping Ashnod's Altar for Phyrexian Altar tightens the mana color dependency but cuts the colorless float — verify the numbers hold before making that swap. Concordant Crossroads can replace Lightning Greaves if haste is all that's needed and shroud is less of a concern. Once the loop runs, Altar of Dementia mills every opponent out or Blasting Station converts the infinite tokens into the kill without needing a separate damage sink.
Related
Other combos sharing these cards
Temur Sabertooth + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Lightning Greaves
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite storm count; Infinite blinking
The Locust God + Skullclamp + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite card draw; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite creature tokens with haste; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB;
The Locust God + Skullclamp + Cryptolith Rite
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens with haste; Near-infinite death trigge
Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID ashnods-altar-emiel-the-blessed-lightning-greaves
Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.