How it works
Steps
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger, adding .
- 2Geralf's Messenger's undying ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
- 3Resolve the Geralf's Messenger trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter.
- 4Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield, causing target opponent to lose 2 life.
- 5Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Activate Tayam by paying , removing a +1/+1 counter from Mortician Beetle and removing both counters from Geralf's Messenger.
- 7Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger, adding .
- 8Geralf's Messenger's undying ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
- 9Resolve the Geralf's Messenger trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter.
- 10Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield, causing target opponent to lose 2 life.
- 11Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 12Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger, adding .
- 13Mortician Beetle triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
- 14Resolve the Tayam ability from step 6, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Geralf's Messenger from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 15Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield, causing target opponent to lose 2 life.
- 16Repeat.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Exhibition tier?