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Carnage AltarHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Commander 2013· November 1, 2013
Carte Magic Carnage Altar

Carnage Altar is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

{3}, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.

How it works : Carnage Altar

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

The Locust God
+Carnage Altar
+Mana Echoes
#1

The Locust God + Carnage Altar + Mana Echoes

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature tokens with haste
  1. 1Activate Carnage Altar by paying {3} and sacrificing any other creature, causing you to draw a card.
  2. 2The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  3. 3The Insect enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes, adding at least {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Nadir Kraken
+Carnage Altar
+Mana Echoes
#2

Nadir Kraken + Carnage Altar + Mana Echoes

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite colorless mana
  1. 1Activate Carnage Altar by paying {3} and sacrificing a creature, causing you to draw a card.
  2. 2Nadir Kraken triggers, causing you to pay {1} to put a +1/+1 counter on Nadir Kraken and to create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  3. 3The Tentacle enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes, adding at least {C}{C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

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