Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded

5-card combo · BRG

Verdict

Yes — this 5-card loop generates infinite ETBs and death triggers by cycling Eternal Witness and Doomed Necromancer through the graveyard indefinitely.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$27.09

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, whose ETB returns Doomed Necromancer to hand for recasting. Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded is the kill condition — every Eternal Witness ETB pings all opponents for 2, so the loop ends the table without needing a separate card. The five-piece assembly is the bottleneck; green and black tutors like Eladamri's Call, Diabolic Intent, and Entomb cut the setup time significantly.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Eternal Witness, adding .
When Eternal Witness dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
Activate Doomed Necromancer by paying , tapping it and sacrificing it.
When Doomed Necromancer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
Resolve the Doomed Necromancer ability, returning Eternal Witness from your graveyard to the battlefield.
When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Doomed Necromancer from your graveyard to your hand.
Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
Cast Doomed Necromancer by paying .
Repeat.

Result

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

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Phyrexian Altar can replace Ashnod's Altar if the deck already runs it, though it requires a color adjustment in the mana accounting. If Purphoros is unavailable or removed, Impact Tremors covers the same damage-on-ETB role for one less mana, and Blood Artist closes the loop via the infinite death triggers instead if damage-based closers are too exposed.

Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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