Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight | Phyrexian Altar

Cards

All permanents on the battlefield (
Eirdu as
Isilu, Carrier of Twilight and
Strangleroot Geist without a +1/+1 counter on it).

Activate
Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing
Strangleroot Geist.
When
Strangleroot Geist dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Activate
Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing
Strangleroot Geist.
When
Strangleroot Geist dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
Strangleroot Geist enters and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness. Its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Repeat from step 3.

If
Strangleroot Geist starts with a +1/+1 counter on it, then you may start the combo from step 3 instead.

Bracket tag

SpicyBracket 3-4+

Probably 3 or 4, but hard to classify

Bracket tags are estimated from the cards and results of each combo, as a guideline rather than a strict classification.

Popularity

decks on EDHREC

Variants

105

variants of this combo

Salt

Too few votes

How unfun this combo is to play against, from 0 to 4, as voted by Commander Spellbook users. Scores are refreshed every couple of hours.