Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ashnod's Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
2
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding .
3
Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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High Synergy Cards
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34%synergy
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28%synergy
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27%synergy
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30%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
Finale of Devastation
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-2%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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20%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-15%synergy
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0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
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2%synergy
The Earth Crystal
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1%synergy
Enchantments
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31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
24%synergy
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30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
24%synergy
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22%synergy
Insidious Roots
26%inclusion34 decks132 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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17%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-5%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
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5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
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6%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-2%synergy
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8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
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8%synergy
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8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
4%synergy
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2%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
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3%synergy
Loading Zone
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Glee
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Earthcraft
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Death's Presence
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7%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Fungal Plots
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6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
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-4%synergy
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6%synergy
Master Chef
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5%synergy
Resourceful Defense
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Awakening Zone
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Necrosynthesis
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
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14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
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7%synergy
Utility Lands
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-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Gavony Township
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion120 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion98 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
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-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-19%synergy
Selesnya Signet
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
85%inclusion115 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
49%inclusion66 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion65 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Indatha Triome
47%inclusion64 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion63 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Temple Garden
43%inclusion59 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion55 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Brushland
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Deathcap Glade
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Bayou
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Savannah
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Lush Portico
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Plenty
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Krosan Verge
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Fortified Village
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-3%synergy