The Locust God + Skullclamp + Ashnod's Altar

3-card combo · UR

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop converts a single draw into infinite cards, infinite Insects, and effectively unlimited colorless mana inside The Locust God's native shell.

Cards required: 3
Cheapest stack total: $5.28
Color identity: UR
Popularity: 5,160 decks
Format: Commander

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The Locust God generates a 1/1 Insect whenever a card is drawn; Skullclamp kills that Insect on the spot for a net draw of two, which feeds two more Insects, which fund more Skullclamp equips via Ashnod's Altar. Every piece pulls double duty — Skullclamp is already a draw engine, Ashnod's Altar already fuels big spells, and The Locust God is the commander — so the combo asks nothing outside the deck's natural game plan.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

You have a way to draw a card.

Steps

Draw a card.
The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
Equip Skullclamp to the Insect by paying .
The Insect dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
Skullclamp triggers, causing you to draw two cards.
The Locust God triggers twice, creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing an Insect token, adding .
Repeat from step 3.

Result

Infinite card draw; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite creature tokens with haste; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Phyrexian Altar replaces Ashnod's Altar if the list needs blue or red mana instead of colorless, though the colorless output here is the easier rate for the equip cost. The loop produces a board of Insects but not a direct kill — close with Purphoros, God of the Forge pinging for each token ETB, or swing with haste once the storm settles; without a secondary payoff already in play, the loop stalls at a full hand and a token army.

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