Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Fires of Yavimaya

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

Cheapest stack total

$21.95

Color identity

BRG

Popularity

2 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 pull Eternal Witness back while Eternal Witness returns Doomed Necromancer to hand. Fires of Yavimaya is the critical enabler — Doomed Necromancer enters the battlefield tapped, so without haste it can't activate until the following turn, collapsing the whole chain.

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

Any haste-granting permanent with broad coverage replaces Fires of Yavimaya — Swiftfoot Boots or Lightning Greaves work if Doomed Necromancer is already in play, while Concordant Crossroads gives the same benefit at one mana. The loop produces no mana net-positive and no direct damage on its own, so pair it with Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, or Purphoros, God of the Forge to actually close the game.

Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Witness + Doomed Necromancer + Fires of Yavimaya

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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