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Anje, Maid of Dishonor + Mortuary + Bolas's Citadel + Ashnod's Altar

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Anje, Maid of Dishonor
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
Mortuary
Mortuary
Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifeloss

How it works

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Vampire with mana value 1 or less, adding CC.
  2. When the Vampire dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the Vampire from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  3. Cast the Vampire from the top of your library by paying 1 life due to Bolas's Citadel.
  4. Activate Anje by paying 2 life and sacrificing the Vampire.
  5. When the Vampire dies, Mortuary triggers, putting the Vampire from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  6. Resolve the Anje ability, causing each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  7. Repeat.

This cunning engine turns a humble, low-mana Vampire into an infinite life-draining loop by bending the rules of where your cards live and how you pay for them. With Bolas's Citadel allowing you to cast that creature straight from the top of your library for a mere pittance of life, Mortuary acts as the glue that immediately returns the fallen creature right back to where it started. Ashnod's Altar provides the mana and a sacrifice outlet to feed the cycle, while Anje, Maid of Dishonor leverages those repeated sacrifices to melt your opponents' life totals away while padding your own.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
1 decks$43.77