Tortured Existence
Phyrexian Altar
Insidious Roots

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You have a creature card in hand and a creature card in your graveyard.
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Tortured Existence by paying and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
2
Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token.
3
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding .
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite self-discard triggers
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