Intro
Colors: WBG (Abzan)
I wanted something different, but wanted to include the 9 Nazgul... tried the Lord of Nazgul, but was too eash to counter its approach. This deck a combo/ring tempts/counter strategy. Still very new an untested.
The Stats
- Lands: 34
- Ramp: 6
- Removal/Counter: 4
- Card Draw: 4
- Board Wipe: 0
- Tutors: 3
Card Breakdown
Combos
Many Broken Effects
Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Weaponcraft Enthusiast + Ashnod's Altar + Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim//Blood Artist
Infinte Colorless Mana
Infinte Servo Tokens
Infinte Death/Sacrifice
Self Mill
if you want to use the Elas or Blood Artist Sac outlet and they are not on the battlefield yet, save at least W B.
- Pay 2 B to cast Weaponcraft Enthusiast, choosing to create two Servos on ETB
- Pay 3 Colorless to activate Tayam's ability, removing the three Vigilance counters created with Tayam
- In response, sacrifice Weaponcraft Enthusiast and one Servo to Ashnod's Altar to create 2 Colorless and 2 Colorless
- Choose to return Weaponcraft Enthusiast to the battlefield as Tayam's ability resolves, choosing to create two Servos on ETB
- Repeat
You can repeat this (milling yourself) till you find Blood Artist//Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim cast either of them then sac all your tokens to ashnod's altar killing oppenents with Death triggers.
Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Promis of Bunrei + Ashnod's Altar + Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim//Blood Artist
1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing any other creature, adding 2 Colorless
2. Promise of Bunrei triggers, causing you to sacrifice it and create four 1/1 Spirit creature tokens that enter the battlefield with vigilance counters on them
3. Activate Tayam by paying 3 Colorless and removing three vigilance counters from the Spirits, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Promise of Bunrei from your graveyard to the battlefield
4. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing two Spirits, adding 4 Colorless
5. Repeat from step 2
Putrid Goblin + Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar + Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim//Blood Artist
This combo is similar to above without using Tayam and milling out.
- Sacrifice Putrid Goblin to Ashnod's Altar to add 2 colorless
- Return Putrid Goblin to the battlefield with the persist trigger, giving it a -1/-1 counter
- Sacrifice Putrid Goblin to Ashnod's Altar to add 2 Colorless
- Return Putrid Goblin to the battlefield with the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, giving it a flying counter
- Repeat
Renata, Called to the Hunt + Ashnod's Altar + Lesser Masticore
1. Sacrifice the Lesser Masticore to Ashnod's Altar to add 2 Colorless.
2. Lesser Masticore returns to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter.
3. The counters cancel out.
4. Repeat
Can use the Infinite mana and Lesser Masticore's ability to wipe the board of creatures. or add Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim//Blood Artist to kill opponents.
Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Orcish Bowmasters
1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Orcish Bowmasters, adding 2 colorless.
2. Orcish Bowmasters dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay 4 colorless to return Orcish Bowmasters from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
3. When Orcish Bowmasters enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing 1 damage to any target, then creating a 0/0 Orc Army creature token and putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Orc Army, adding 2 colorless.
5. Repeat.
Infinite Tokens
Ratadrabik of Urbog + Boromir, Warden of the Tower
1. Activate Boromir by sacrificing it.
2. When Boromir dies, Ratadrabik triggers, creating a nonlegendary token copy of Boromir that is a 2/2 Zombie in addition to its other types.
3. Resolve the Boromir ability from step 1, causing the Ring to tempt you, and for the Boromir token to become your Ring-bearer, thus making it legendary.
4. Repeat.
Now have Infinite Boromir tokens that give creatures indestructable. Add an Altar of Dementia and sac to mill out all opponents. or have Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim//Blood Artist and kill them all from Sac triggers.
Weaponcraft Enthusiast + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar
1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Weaponcraft Enthusiast, adding 2 Colorless
2. Weaponcraft Enthusiast dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay 4 Colorless to return Weaponcraft Enthusiast from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
3. Weaponcraft Enthusiast enters the battlefield, creating two 1/1 Servo creature tokens.
4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Servo, adding 2 Colorless
5. Repeat.
Mill out opponents
Putrid Goblin//Lesser Masticore + Luminous Broodmoth + Altar of Dementia
1. Sacrifice Putrid Goblin to Altar of Dementia to mill target player equal to Putrid Goblin's power
2. Return Putrid Goblin to the battlefield with the persist trigger, giving it a -1/-1 counter
3. Sacrifice Putrid Goblin to Altar of Dementia to mill target player equal to Putrid Goblin's power
4. Return Putrid Goblin to the battlefield with the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, giving it a flying counter
5. Repeat
Tribute to the World Tree + Lesser Masticore//Putrid Goblin + Altar of Dementia
1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Lesser Masticore.
2. When Lesser Masticore dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3. When Lesser Masticore enters the battlefield, Tribute to the World Tree triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on Lesser Masticore .
4. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1, causing target player to mill cards equal to Lesser Masticore's power.
5. Repeat.
Renata, Called to the Hunt + Altar of Dementia + Lesser Masticore
1. Sacrifice the Lesser Masticore to Altar of Dementia to mill target player 2.
2. Lesser Masticore returns to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter.
3. The counters cancel out.
4. Repeat.
