Phyrexian Altar

Artifact

Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any colour.

Combos

• Blood Artist + Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar
• Nim Deathmantle + Phyrexian Altar + Su-Chi
• Diregraf Captain + Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar
• Phyrexian Altar + Woodfall Primus + Zameck Guildmage
• Golgari Germination + Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar
• Kamahl, Fist of Krosa + Phyrexian Altar
• Endless Cockroaches + Phyrexian Altar
• Glen Elendra Archmage + Phyrexian Altar + Spark Double
• Karmic Guide + Phyrexian Altar + Saffi Eriksdotter
• Phyrexian Altar + Renata, Called to the Hunt + Woodfall Primus

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Big Apple Highlander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

clayperce on

2 weeks ago

theNeroTurtle -
Thinking about this a little more, and wondering if there are any Angel-focused combos worth adding. Please take this as brainstorming though, not an actual suggestion, as I'm not sure if it would help or harm the deck! :-D

Unfortunately, the only "pure" Angel combo I know of is Giada, Font of Hope + Twilight Shepherd + an artifact-based sac' outlet (e.g., Phyrexian Altar or Blasting Station).

There are others, based around Karmic Guide, Restoration Angel, and Archangel of Thune, but I'm not sure any of those can be accomplished without pulling in other creature types :-/

Cheers!

theNeroTurtle on Adventure Surge

3 weeks ago

I run a Primal Surge build.

Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre + any sac-outlet like Ashnod's Altar or Phyrexian Altar keeps you safe from someone that might force you to draw after Surge resolves prior to your combat phase or your cards resolve on the stack.

1+

capwner on Competitive card Draw in Mono …

3 weeks ago

Phyrexian Arena and Greed are classic {B} card draw, Insatiable Avarice is decent and I am a big fan of Increasing Ambition though it is a little slower. Peer into the Abyss also slower but basically ad naus #2...these effects are typically paired with a lot of fast mana like Chrome MoxGC Lotus Petal Mox Opal etc. which are cheap and explosive after casting Ad NauseamGC <-- this card usually takes some build around. IDK if that's better here vs. Skullclamp which provides repeatable card draw for cheap. If you have a lot of life loss effects, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse is a good hedge which fits your beatdown strat and hates on opposing card draw. Maybe also Phyrexian Altar and Ashnod's Altar to juice those rat tokens.

theNeroTurtle on Oneshot POV - Brion's Big Boi

4 months ago

Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar = Infinite ETB-LTB and Colorless Mana

Luminous Broodmoth + Phyrexian Altar = Infinite ETB-LTB and Colored Mana

Luminous Broodmoth + Altar of Dementia = Infinite ETB-LTB and Mill

Luminous Broodmoth + Goblin Bombardment = Infinite ETB-LTB and Damage

Luminous Broodmoth + Blasting Station = Infinite ETB-LTB and Damage

Luminous Broodmoth + Thermopod = Infinite ETB-LTB and Red Mana

There are even more than this. Here is a LINK that will show them all along with how each one works from EDHREC.

theNeroTurtle on Meren Sacrifice Shenanigans

5 months ago

Buried Alive seems like it would be super effective here allowing you to play specific creatures at your end step with your Commander.

Viscera Seer is a great sac outlet.

I don’t feel like Smothering Abomination is that great because of the CMC and limited times it is usable. Phyrexian Altar would be more efficient.

Birthing Pod seems like it would be pretty good as a tutor.

Attrition is good too.

I think that should be good for now. I don’t really know what your budget looks like and I don’t know the total direction you are trying to really go. More than happy to go back and forth about it.

Neotrup on split second combo stack manipulation …

5 months ago

The spell is removed before the damage trigger is added to the stack, do you would need cast triggers. One thing you can do other than special actions is activate mana abilities. This includes things like Ashnod's Altar/Phyrexian Altar, so you can get Death triggers into the mix.

Jerkoid on Delney

5 months ago

Mentor of the Meek, Ashnod's Altar or Phyrexian Altar, Inspiring Commander

NV_1980 on Ok, Now Kill Yourself

6 months ago

Including a few recursion resources allows one to benefit from the death-triggers of certain creatures even more. Some great examples you could consider on that front would be cards like Athreos, God of Passage, Celestine, the Living Saint, Liesa, Forgotten Archangel, Luminous Broodmoth and Sun Titan. Including Drivnod, Carnage Dominus increases the amount of death triggers even more.

Recursion options provides more incentive to include cards that make death happen as it were, to profit from sacrifices. This could include cards like Ashnod's Altar, Attrition, Hell's Caretaker, Phyrexian Altar, Priest of Forgotten Gods or Warren Soultrader.

Have fun with this brew!