Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ashnod's Altar
Strangleroot Geist
Zulaport Cutthroat

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Strangleroot Geist does not have a +1/+1 counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Strangleroot Geist, adding .
2
Strangleroot Geist's undying ability and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger.
3
Resolve the Strangleroot Geist undying trigger, returning Strangleroot Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
4
Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
5
Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
6
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
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New Cards
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High Synergy Cards
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Utility Artifacts
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3%synergy
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30%synergy
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24%synergy
Branching Evolution
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24%synergy
Fecundity
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25%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
Earthcraft
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23%synergy
Primal Vigor
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
Sylvan Library
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8%synergy
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17%synergy
Wild Growth
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11%synergy
Smothering Tithe
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3%synergy
Insidious Roots
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6%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Fungal Plots
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6%synergy
Master Chef
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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16%synergy
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6%synergy
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15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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Reliquary Tower
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Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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12%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
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0%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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-2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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-4%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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-6%synergy
Urza's Saga
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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13%synergy
Arcane Signet
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9%synergy
Golgari Signet
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12%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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8%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
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5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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0%synergy
Lotus Petal
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4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
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3%synergy
Lands
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3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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14%synergy
Temple Garden
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13%synergy
Godless Shrine
59%inclusion301 decks514 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion260 decks514 decks
-5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
49%inclusion250 decks514 decks
4%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
47%inclusion244 decks514 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion225 decks514 decks
16%synergy
Windswept Heath
44%inclusion225 decks514 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion223 decks514 decks
10%synergy
Indatha Triome
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2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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0%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
42%inclusion215 decks514 decks
1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40%inclusion206 decks514 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion205 decks514 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion195 decks514 decks
10%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
36%inclusion183 decks514 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion183 decks514 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion175 decks514 decks
8%synergy
Brushland
32%inclusion164 decks514 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion126 decks514 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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5%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion97 decks514 decks
10%synergy
Bayou
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7%synergy
Savannah
18%inclusion95 decks514 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
18%inclusion95 decks514 decks
-5%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion94 decks514 decks
7%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
18%inclusion79 decks442 decks
-7%synergy
Twilight Mire
18%inclusion91 decks514 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
17%inclusion88 decks514 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion74 decks514 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion74 decks514 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion73 decks514 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
14%inclusion72 decks514 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion69 decks514 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion69 decks514 decks
-4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion66 decks514 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion63 decks514 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion62 decks514 decks
-15%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
12%inclusion60 decks514 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion58 decks514 decks
-6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
11%inclusion58 decks514 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion57 decks514 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion56 decks514 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion56 decks514 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Plenty
11%inclusion56 decks514 decks
-6%synergy
Fortified Village
10%inclusion52 decks514 decks
-13%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion51 decks514 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion51 decks514 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Bastion
10%inclusion50 decks514 decks
6%synergy