Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Nahiri's Resolve

5-card combo · BRGW

Verdict

Yes — this 5-card loop generates infinite death triggers, ETBs, and storm count by recycling Eternal Witness and Doomed Necromancer through Ashnod's Altar and Pitiless Plunderer.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$3.23

Color identity

BRGW

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 cost in black. Eternal Witness returns from the graveyard via Doomed Necromancer, then immediately recovers Doomed Necromancer back to hand — and Nahiri's Resolve keeps the whole engine from disruption by granting the creatures indestructible on the stack. Aristocrats commanders like Teysa Karlov, Prossh, Skyraider of Kher, or Korvold, Famine-Cursed King convert the infinite death triggers into a win on the spot.

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

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Pitiless Plunderer is the hardest piece to replace — the Treasure bridge between colorless and black mana is load-bearing. If Nahiri's Resolve is unavailable, any effect that gives hexproof or indestructible to the creatures at instant speed fills that slot, though the loop becomes significantly more fragile without it. Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat closes the game off the infinite death triggers; Altar of Dementia mills the table if damage isn't available.

Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Nahiri's Resolve

How it works

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