Deathrender + Gravedigger + Eternal Witness + Phyrexian Altar
4-card combo · BG
Verdict
Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite colored mana and infinite ETB and death triggers through a self-sustaining Gravedigger and Eternal Witness exchange.
- Cards required
- 4
- Cheapest stack total
- $65.28
- Color identity
- BG
- Popularity
- 4 decks
- Format
- Commander
Deathrender does the heavy lifting: when each creature dies to Phyrexian Altar, it immediately slams the next piece onto the battlefield from hand, keeping both recursion creatures in perpetual rotation. Eternal Witness retrieves Gravedigger; Gravedigger retrieves Eternal Witness; the Altar converts each sacrifice into colored mana. Any Golgari commander that cares about death triggers — Meren of Clan Nel Toth, Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, or Chatterfang, Squirrel General — can close the game once this loop is running.
Recipe
How it works
01
Prerequisites
Deathrender attached to Eternal Witness.
02
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Eternal Witness, adding one mana of any color.
- Eternal Witness dies, triggering Deathrender, putting Gravedigger from your hand onto the battlefield and attaching Deathrender to it.
- Gravedigger enters the battlefield, returning Eternal Witness from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gravedigger, adding one mana of any color.
- Gravedigger dies, triggering Deathrender, putting Eternal Witness from your hand onto the battlefield and attaching Deathrender to it.
- Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, returning Gravedigger from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
03
Result
Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
Variations
Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines
Substitute Possessed Portent or any other hand-refilling outlet if Gravedigger is unavailable, though Gravedigger is the cleanest fit because its ETB retrieves exactly the creature needed. Craterhoof Behemoth or Walking Ballista converts the infinite mana into a kill; Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat converts the infinite death triggers instead and dodges counterspells that stop activated abilities.
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Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID eternal-witness-gravedigger-phyrexian-altar
Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.