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Aatchik, Emerald Radian + Phyrexian Altar + Cloudstone Curio
How it works
Prerequisites
- You have at least six artifact and/or creature cards in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast Aatchik either from your hand or from the command zone by paying plus commander tax, if applicable.
- When Aatchik enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- Resolve the Cloustone Curio trigger, choosing to return nothing to your hand.
- Resolve the Aatchik trigger, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token for each artifact and/or creature card in your graveyard.
- When the Insects enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times.
- Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar six times by sacrificing six Insects, adding .
- When the Insects die, Aatchik's second ability triggers six times, putting six +1/+1 counters on Aatchik and causing each opponent to lose 6 life.
- Resolve the Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Aatchik from the battlefield to your hand with the first trigger and returning nothing to your hand with each subsequent trigger.
- Repeat.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Exhibition tier?
1–2 · Exhibition & Core
Allowed in this bracket.
3 · Upgraded
Allowed in this bracket.
4–5 · Optimized & cEDH
All combos are allowed.