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Altar of Dementia
Price$18.35 – $27.70
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Altar of Dementia

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Artifact

Legal Salt 1.10Rank #613

Sacrifice a creature: Target player mills cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

KeywordsMill

Why is this card good?

Altar of Dementia is a free sacrifice outlet that doubles as a wincon, which is exactly what aristocrats and combo decks crave. The key insight: it's a free, repeatable sac outlet (no mana, no tap), so it loops infinitely with the right pieces. Pair it with persist/undying engines (Murderous Redcap), token generators, or reanimation loops to mill all opponents out instantly. Combos like Karmic Guide + Reveillark, or any "create infinite creatures" line, end the game on the spot through Altar. Wants it: - Aristocrats decks (Meren, Teysa, Yawgmoth) for a no-cost sac outlet. - Combo decks that generate infinite bodies and need a colorless mill outlet to close. - Token decks with big creatures (mill = power, so fatties hurt). Skip it when: your deck has no infinite engine and just wants a sac outlet for value — Viscera Seer or Ashnod's Altar usually serve better since milling opponents one card at a time accomplishes little and can accidentally fuel graveyard strategies. It's a combo finisher first, value piece a distant second.

Related cards

Phyrexian AltarC

Free sacrifice outlet that produces mana, similar combo-enabling role.

Ashnod's AltarC

Colorless sac outlet generating mana for combo loops.

Carrion FeederB

Free repeatable sacrifice outlet for aristocrat decks.

Viscera SeerB

Free sac outlet for combo and value engines.

Goblin BombardmentR

Free sac outlet, similar combo finisher role.

Blasting StationC

Artifact sac outlet that pings for damage, mill-alternative win.

Altar of the BroodC

Mills opponents off ETBs, similar mill wincon engine.

Mortuary MireB

Not relevant—skip

Printings (6)

brrThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts · #3M$19.02Buy
brrThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts · #66M$21.18Buy
brrThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts · #66zM$699.99Buy
mh1Modern Horizons · #218R$18.35Buy
cnsConspiracy · #196R$19.84Buy
tmpTempest · #276R$27.70Buy

Combos (8)

  • Luminous Broodmoth + Altar of Dementia

    → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers

  • Karmic Guide + Reveillark + Altar of Dementia

    → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB

  • Pitiless Plunderer + Gravecrawler + Altar of Dementia

    → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB

  • The Great Henge + Altar of Dementia

    → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers

  • Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Altar of Dementia

    → Infinite death triggers, Infinite self-mill, Infinite ETB

  • Celes, Rune Knight + Altar of Dementia

    → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers

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