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The Balrog, Durin's Bane + Phyrexian Altar + Blight Mound

B manaR mana
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Blight Mound
Blight Mound
Infinite commander castsInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite storm count

How it works

  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying B manaR mana.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding B mana.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Blight Mound trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Blight Mound trigger, creating a 1/1 Pest creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Pest, adding R mana.
  8. When the Pest dies, it triggers, causing you to gain one life.
  9. Repeat.
Legal in:CommanderOathbreaker
26 decks$56.54