Ghave, Guru of Spores
Earthcraft
Strangleroot Geist

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You control a basic land.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate a basic land, adding 1.
2
Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 1 and sacrificing Strangleroot Geist.
3
Strangleroot Geist's undying ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
4
Resolve Ghave's ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on any creature you control besides Strangleroot Geist.
5
Activate Earthcraft by tapping Strangleroot Geist, untapping a basic land.
6
Activate a basic land, adding 1.
7
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
8
Activate Earthcraft by tapping a Saproling creature token, untapping a basic land.
9
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite tapped creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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38%synergy
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39%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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31%synergy
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24%synergy
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-18%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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