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Marchesa, Dealer of Death + Mind Over Matter + Bone Miser + Phyrexian Altar Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • All permanents on the battlefield.
    • You have at least one card in hand. An opponent controls a targetable artifact, land or creature.
    • {1} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, targeting an artifact, land or creature an opponent controls.
    • 2
      Marchesa and Bone Miser trigger.
    • 3
      Resolve the Bone Miser trigger, either adding {b}{b}, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token, or causing you to draw a card.
    • 4
      If you created a Zombie token and your mana pool is empty, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zombie, adding {1}.
    • 5
      If you drew a card and your mana pool is empty, activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, targeting any permanent you control, triggering Bone Miser.
    • 6
      Repeat from step 3 until you have resolved all Bone Miser triggers and have at least {1} available.
    • 7
      Resolve the Marchesa trigger from step 2, causing you to pay {1} to look at the top two cards of your library and put one into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
    • 8
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Significant looting
    • Significant self-discard triggers

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Combo Rank

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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