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Angel of Glory's Rise + Hostage Taker + Altar of Dementia Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Hostage Taker in hand.
    • Angel of Glory's Rise and Altar of Dementia on the battlefield.
    • {2}{u}{b} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Hostage Taker by paying {2}{u}{b}.
    • 2
      Hostage Taker enters the battlefield, exiling Angel of Glory's Rise.
    • 3
      Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Hostage Taker.
    • 4
      Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield, returning Angel of Glory's Rise from exile to the battlefield.
    • 5
      Angel of Glory's Rise enters the battlefield, returning Hostage Taker from your graveyard to the battlefield.
    • 6
      Repeat from step 2.
    • 7
      Once you have a large amount of Altar of Dementia abilities on the stack, you may stop the loop and resolve them to cause target player(s) to mill infinite cards.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite mill
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite self-mill

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Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?

1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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