How it works
Prerequisites
- There is a valid target for Pain 101 on the battlefield.
Steps
- 1Cast Pain 101 by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Pain 101, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Pain 101.
- 5Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Exhibition tier?