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 +1/+1 counters
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Ghave, Guru of Spores
6.8%inclusion497 decks7.26K decks
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0.2%inclusion18 decks7.36K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks12K decks
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2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
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Top Cards
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54%synergy
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53%synergy
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39%synergy
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38%synergy
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24%synergy
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18%synergy
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42%synergy
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38%synergy
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32%synergy
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19%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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20%synergy
Walking Ballista
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
Karmic Guide
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16%synergy
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10%synergy
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18%synergy
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9%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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Instants
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0%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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20%synergy
Abrupt Decay
22%inclusion116 decks519 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Call
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15%synergy
Putrefy
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10%synergy
Dark Ritual
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12%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-5%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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-7%synergy
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3%synergy
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-3%synergy
Autumn's Veil
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4%synergy
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0%synergy
Sorceries
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-1%synergy
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10%synergy
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-6%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
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-16%synergy
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3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
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15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
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15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion69 decks519 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion57 decks519 decks
10%synergy
The Ozolith
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4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.7%inclusion45 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Blasting Station
8.1%inclusion42 decks519 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
7.7%inclusion40 decks519 decks
-1%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.1%inclusion37 decks519 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.7%inclusion35 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
6.0%inclusion31 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Birthing Pod
5.6%inclusion29 decks519 decks
2%synergy
The Earth Crystal
5.1%inclusion9 decks178 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Parallel Lives
39%inclusion205 decks519 decks
29%synergy
Anointed Procession
32%inclusion165 decks519 decks
23%synergy
Branching Evolution
27%inclusion139 decks519 decks
23%synergy
Fecundity
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25%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
25%inclusion131 decks519 decks
19%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
25%inclusion130 decks519 decks
21%synergy
Earthcraft
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23%synergy
Primal Vigor
23%inclusion121 decks519 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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18%synergy
Sylvan Library
21%inclusion111 decks519 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
21%inclusion108 decks519 decks
19%synergy
Wild Growth
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12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion89 decks519 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Roots
16%inclusion78 decks486 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
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11%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
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11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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12%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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9%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-5%synergy
Life and Limb
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7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.9%inclusion41 decks519 decks
7%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
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6%synergy
Swift Reconfiguration
7.3%inclusion38 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.3%inclusion38 decks519 decks
4%synergy
Squirrel Nest
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7%synergy
Fungal Plots
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6%synergy
Master Chef
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4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Death's Presence
5.6%inclusion29 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
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3%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.4%inclusion28 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.2%inclusion27 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
5.2%inclusion27 decks519 decks
0%synergy
Deafening Silence
5.0%inclusion26 decks519 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Geist Hunter
5.2%inclusion27 decks519 decks
4%synergy
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1%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion125 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion122 decks519 decks
-9%synergy
Gavony Township
23%inclusion121 decks519 decks
15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion100 decks519 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion89 decks519 decks
0%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
13%inclusion66 decks519 decks
11%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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-2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.1%inclusion42 decks519 decks
-1%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.6%inclusion29 decks519 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion28 decks519 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion27 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.2%inclusion27 decks519 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion476 decks519 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion383 decks519 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
19%inclusion100 decks519 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion87 decks519 decks
8%synergy
Selesnya Signet
16%inclusion83 decks519 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
15%inclusion79 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
13%inclusion69 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion67 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
12%inclusion64 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion63 decks519 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.5%inclusion39 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion34 decks519 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.2%inclusion27 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.2%inclusion27 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
60%inclusion311 decks519 decks
14%synergy
Temple Garden
59%inclusion305 decks519 decks
13%synergy
Godless Shrine
58%inclusion301 decks519 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion260 decks519 decks
-5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion249 decks519 decks
4%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
47%inclusion243 decks519 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
45%inclusion231 decks519 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion222 decks519 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
43%inclusion221 decks519 decks
7%synergy
Indatha Triome
41%inclusion215 decks519 decks
1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
41%inclusion213 decks519 decks
1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40%inclusion210 decks519 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion210 decks519 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
39%inclusion203 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion196 decks519 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Vista
37%inclusion192 decks519 decks
-8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
36%inclusion189 decks519 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion179 decks519 decks
8%synergy
Brushland
33%inclusion169 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion129 decks519 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion105 decks519 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion100 decks519 decks
11%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
19%inclusion79 decks422 decks
-6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
18%inclusion95 decks519 decks
-4%synergy
Bayou
18%inclusion94 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
18%inclusion91 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Savannah
18%inclusion91 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion90 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
17%inclusion86 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion77 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion73 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion72 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion72 decks519 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
14%inclusion71 decks519 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion67 decks519 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion64 decks519 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
12%inclusion64 decks519 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion60 decks519 decks
-15%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion59 decks519 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion57 decks519 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion57 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
11%inclusion57 decks519 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion56 decks519 decks
-6%synergy
Fortified Village
11%inclusion56 decks519 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion55 decks519 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion54 decks519 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Bastion
10%inclusion53 decks519 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Plenty
10%inclusion53 decks519 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion51 decks519 decks
-3%synergy