Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Rising of the Day

5-card combo · BRG

Verdict

Yes — this 5-card loop generates infinite death triggers, ETBs, and storm count in any Jund shell that can assemble the pieces.

Cards required
5
Cheapest stack total
$21.48
Color identity
BRG
Popularity
0 decks
Format
Commander
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Ashnod's Altar sacrifices Eternal Witness for two colorless; Pitiless Plunderer converts each death into a Treasure, which funds Doomed Necromancer's activation to reanimate Eternal Witness, which in turn returns Doomed Necromancer to hand. Rising of the Day grants Doomed Necromancer haste, which is the single prerequisite the loop can't function without — without it, the Necromancer enters tapped and the chain stalls immediately.

Recipe

How it works

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Prerequisites

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Steps

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Eternal Witness, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Eternal Witness dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  3. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  4. Activate Doomed Necromancer by paying {B}, tapping it and sacrificing it.
  5. When Doomed Necromancer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  6. Resolve the Doomed Necromancer ability, returning Eternal Witness from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Doomed Necromancer from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  9. Cast Doomed Necromancer by paying {2}{B}.
  10. Repeat.

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Result

Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Swiftfoot Boots or Lightning Greaves can replace Rising of the Day as the haste enabler if enchantments are a liability. The loop produces no direct damage on its own — close with Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, or Purphoros, God of the Forge to convert the infinite death and ETB triggers into a kill.

Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID ashnods-altar-eternal-witness-pitiless-plunderer-16

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Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.