Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Thousand-Year Elixir

5-card combo · BG

Verdict

Yes — this 5-card loop generates infinite death triggers, ETBs, and storm count in any black-green shell that can assemble it.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$65.82

Color identity

Popularity

3 decks

Format

Commander

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Ashnod's Altar sacrifices Eternal Witness for two colorless; Pitiless Plunderer turns each death into a Treasure, which funds Doomed Necromancer's activation to reanimate Eternal Witness, which then recovers Doomed Necromancer to hand. Thousand-Year Elixir is the glue — it lets Doomed Necromancer activate the same turn it enters the battlefield, which is the only reason the loop doesn't brick the first time around.

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

Thousand-Year Elixir is the most replaceable piece; Jandor's Saddlebags or Lightning Greaves achieve the haste-equivalent effect on Doomed Necromancer if the Elixir is removed. The loop generates no mana on net, so pair it with Impact Tremors, Blood Artist, or Altar of Dementia to convert the infinite triggers into a kill — without a payoff on board, the loop is just a very expensive way to spin in place.

Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Thousand-Year Elixir

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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