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Nether Traitor + Kheru Goldkeeper + Ashnod's Altar + Tormod, the Desecrator

U manaB manaG mana
Nether Traitor
Nether Traitor
Kheru Goldkeeper
Kheru Goldkeeper
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Tormod, the Desecrator
Tormod, the Desecrator
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature.
  3. When the creature dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay B mana to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Kheru Goldkeeper and Tormod triggers, creating a Treasure token and creature token.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B mana.
  6. Repeat.

This loop relies on the constant sacrifice and recursion of Nether Traitor using Ashnod's Altar to generate a surplus of colorless mana. As Nether Traitor and other creatures hit the graveyard and leave it, Kheru Goldkeeper and Tormod, the Desecrator act as brilliant payoff engines that feed into the process: Kheru Goldkeeper turns those graveyard departures into mana-producing Treasure tokens to help fund the resurrection cost, while Tormod, the Desecrator continuously floods your board with 2/2 Zombie tokens to sustain the loop's sacrifices.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
13 decks$16.31