Ghave, Guru of Spores
Geralf's Messenger
Phyrexian Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger, adding 1.
2
Geralf's Messenger undying ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with al +1/+1 counter on it.
3
Geralf's Messnger's ETB ability triggers, causing target opponent to lose 2 life.
4
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Geralf's Messenger, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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Mana Artifacts
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Lands
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
Marsh Flats
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26%synergy
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23%synergy
Indatha Triome
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Exotic Orchard
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12%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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Sandsteppe Citadel
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-19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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City of Brass
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23%synergy
Brushland
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Bayou
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18%synergy
Savannah
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17%synergy
Scrubland
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17%synergy
Canopy Vista
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Misty Rainforest
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Wooded Foothills
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15%synergy
Mana Confluence
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15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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13%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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Prismatic Vista
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15%synergy
Twilight Mire
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7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
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Polluted Delta
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12%synergy
Arid Mesa
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11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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Flooded Strand
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8%synergy
Fetid Heath
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Gemstone Caverns
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10%synergy
Wooded Bastion
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9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
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6%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
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5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
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Terramorphic Expanse
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-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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5%synergy
Lush Portico
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-9%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
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-9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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-9%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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-15%synergy