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Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Phyrexian Altar + Ant Queen

R manaG mana
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Ant Queen
Ant Queen
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Activate Ant Queen by paying G mana, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding G mana.
  3. Repeat.

This engine works by leveraging Agatha of the Vile Cauldron's passive cost-reduction ability to discount Ant Queen's typically demanding token-generation down to just a single green mana. Once discounted, you can repeatedly pay that single green mana to create a 1/1 Insect creature token, which is then immediately fed into Phyrexian Altar to be sacrificed for a mana of any color. Because Phyrexian Altar refunds the exact green mana needed to keep the loop going, this closed-circuit cycle generates infinite creature ETBs, leaves, deaths, and sacrifices without ever running out of fuel.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
10 decks$59.06