Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ashnod's Altar
Butcher Ghoul
Zulaport Cutthroat

   Prerequisites

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

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Butcher Ghoul, adding .
2
Butcher Ghoul's undying ability and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger.
3
Resolve the Butcher Ghoul undying trigger, returning Butcher Ghoul 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 Butcher Ghoul, 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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21%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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Planeswalkers
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3%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
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Mana Crypt
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4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
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5%synergy
Lotus Petal
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3%synergy
Lands
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Woodland Cemetery
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0%synergy
Indatha Triome
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3%synergy
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-12%synergy
Windswept Heath
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7%synergy
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14%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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11%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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Marsh Flats
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Isolated Chapel
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Bountiful Promenade
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8%synergy
Canopy Vista
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Verdant Catacombs
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1%synergy
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Caves of Koilos
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Brushland
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0%synergy
Twilight Mire
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12%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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6%synergy
Wooded Bastion
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10%synergy
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-4%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
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-3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
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Polluted Delta
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4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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-6%synergy
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-1%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
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-5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
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3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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2%synergy
Savannah
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-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
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-4%synergy
Temple of Plenty
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-6%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
-6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
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-8%synergy
Hushwood Verge
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0%synergy
Tainted Wood
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1%synergy
Scrubland
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-2%synergy
Lush Portico
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-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-17%synergy