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Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Redcap Gutter-Dweller

R mana
Nim Deathmantle
Nim Deathmantle
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Redcap Gutter-Dweller, adding CC.
  2. When Redcap Gutter-Dweller dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay 4 to return Redcap Gutter-Dweller from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  3. When Redcap Gutter-Dweller enters, it triggers, creating two creature tokens.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding CC.
  5. Repeat.

This clever engine harnesses Ashnod's Altar as both the sacrificial outlet and the engine of profit, generating a surplus of colorless mana from the tokens created along the way. When you feed Redcap Gutter-Dweller to the altar, Nim Deathmantle steps in to resurrect it for the exact cost of that sacrifice plus a little extra, automatically re-equipping itself to the returning threat. That resurrection triggers Redcap Gutter-Dweller's ability all over again, flooding the board with fresh Rat tokens to fuel the altar indefinitely.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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