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Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Dryad Arbor + Nesting Dragon

R manaG mana
Nim Deathmantle
Nim Deathmantle
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Dryad Arbor
Dryad Arbor
Nesting Dragon
Nesting Dragon
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokens

How it works

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dryad Arbor, adding CC.
  2. When Dryad Arbor dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay 4 to return Dryad Arbor from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Dryad Arbor enters the battlefield, Nesting Dragon triggers, creating a 02/ Dragon Egg creature token.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Dragon Egg, adding CC.
  5. When the Dragon Egg dies, it triggers, creating a 2/2 Dragon creature token.
  6. Repeat.

This clever loop turns the unassuming Dryad Arbor into an engine for infinite value, sustained entirely by the mana-generating power of Ashnod's Altar. Every time you sacrifice Dryad Arbor, Nim Deathmantle steps in to resurrect it, and the resulting land drop sparks Nesting Dragon's landfall ability to hatch a steady supply of Dragon Eggs. Sacrificing those extra Dragon Egg tokens to the Altar provides the exact colorless mana needed to fund the Deathmantle's resurrection fee while leaving a trail of 2/2 Dragon tokens behind.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
4 decks$22.75