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Norman Osborn // Green Goblin + Ebondeath, Dracolich + Phyrexian Altar + Totentanz, Swarm Piper

U manaB manaR mana
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin (back)
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Totentanz, Swarm Piper
Totentanz, Swarm Piper
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count

How it works

  1. Cast Ebondeath from your graveyard by paying B manaB mana due to Green Goblin.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ebondeath, adding B mana.
  3. When Ebondeath dies, Totentanz triggers, creating a creature token.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding B mana.
  5. Repeat.

This clever engine transforms the board into an infinite loop by leveraging Norman Osborn // Green Goblin's back-face static ability, which reduces the cost of spells cast from your graveyard by {2}. Because Ebondeath, Dracolich normally costs {2}{B}{B}, this discount drops its casting cost down to a manageable {B}{B}, allowing you to repeatedly deploy the Dragon from your graveyard whenever another creature dies. Each time Ebondeath is sacrificed to Phyrexian Altar for mana, Totentanz, Swarm Piper triggers to replace it with a 1/1 Rat token. You then sacrifice that token to Phyrexian Altar to generate the black mana needed to recast Ebondeath, fueling an endless cycle of sacrifices and death triggers.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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