How it works
Prerequisites
- There is at least one counter on a permanent you control except Xavier Sal.
- Xavier Sal does not have summoning sickness.
- You control at least one additional nontoken Human, Fungus and/or Pirate that has no more than one +1/+1 counter on it.
Steps
- 1Activate Xavier Sal's first ability by tapping it and removing a +1/+1 counter from the additional nontoken Human, Fungus and/or Pirate if it has one, or any counter from another permanent you control otherwise.
- 2Xavier Sal triggers, causing it and all other creatures you control that share a creature type with it to get +2/+0 and gain undying until end of turn.
- 3Resolve the Xavier Sal ability, causing you to populate.
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the additional Human, Fungus and/or Pirate, adding one mana of any color.
- 5When the creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 7Repeat.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Exhibition tier?