Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Strangleroot Geist
Corpse Knight
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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. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Ghave's second ability by paying and sacrificing Strangleroot Geist. |
2 | Strangleroot Geist's undying ability triggers, returning Strangleroot Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. |
3 | Strangleroot Geist enters the battlefield triggering Corpse Knight, causing each opponent to lose 1 life. |
4 | Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite. |
5 | Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding that can only be spent to activate abilities. |
6 | Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. |
7 | The Saproling token enters the battlfield triggering Corpse Knight, causing each opponent to lose 1 life. |
8 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control | |
| Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activated abilities | |
| Infinite creature tokens | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite lifeloss | |
| Infinite LTB |
Combo Metadata
457
DECKS
0.08%
OF 597033 ELIGIBLE DECKS
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+16% synergy
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+16% synergy
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+11% synergy
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+15% synergy
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+13% synergy
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+13% synergy
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-11% synergy
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+8% synergy
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+5% synergy
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+8% synergy
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+7% synergy
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-5% synergy
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+8% synergy
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+4% synergy
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+6% synergy
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+7% synergy
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+2% synergy
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+7% synergy
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-5% synergy
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+4% synergy
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-4% synergy
Planeswalkers
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+4% synergy
Utility Lands
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+25% synergy
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+17% synergy
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+5% synergy
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+15% synergy
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-8% synergy
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17% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
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+11% synergy
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13% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
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10% of 454 decks
+6% synergy
Shifting Woodland
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+3% synergy
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-21% synergy
Karn's Bastion
7% of 454 decks
+2% synergy
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-4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
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92% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
Arcane Signet
70% of 454 decks
-2% synergy
Golgari Signet
19% of 454 decks
+6% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15% of 454 decks
+2% synergy
Selesnya Signet
15% of 454 decks
+6% synergy
Chrome Mox
14% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
Mana Crypt
14% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
Talisman of Unity
14% of 454 decks
+6% synergy
Orzhov Signet
13% of 454 decks
-13% synergy
Mana Vault
13% of 454 decks
+7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
13% of 454 decks
-8% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
12% of 454 decks
-13% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9% of 454 decks
+0% synergy
Mox Diamond
6% of 454 decks
+2% synergy
Lands
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94% of 454 decks
+19% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67% of 454 decks
+26% synergy
Godless Shrine
65% of 454 decks
+25% synergy
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64% of 454 decks
+24% synergy
Windswept Heath
52% of 454 decks
+41% synergy
Marsh Flats
51% of 454 decks
+40% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
51% of 454 decks
+26% synergy
Exotic Orchard
50% of 454 decks
+14% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50% of 454 decks
+39% synergy
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46% of 454 decks
+20% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
44% of 454 decks
+21% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40% of 454 decks
+10% synergy
Indatha Triome
39% of 454 decks
+9% synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
38% of 454 decks
+11% synergy
Vault of Champions
37% of 454 decks
+11% synergy
Caves of Koilos
34% of 454 decks
+5% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
34% of 454 decks
+9% synergy
Brushland
31% of 454 decks
+14% synergy
Isolated Chapel
31% of 454 decks
+1% synergy
Canopy Vista
31% of 454 decks
-6% synergy
City of Brass
30% of 454 decks
+22% synergy
Twilight Mire
24% of 454 decks
+13% synergy
Wooded Foothills
23% of 454 decks
+13% synergy
Misty Rainforest
23% of 454 decks
+11% synergy
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22% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
Savannah
21% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
Scrubland
21% of 454 decks
+8% synergy
Prismatic Vista
21% of 454 decks
+16% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20% of 454 decks
+10% synergy
Polluted Delta
20% of 454 decks
+9% synergy
Evolving Wilds
20% of 454 decks
-1% synergy
Mana Confluence
19% of 454 decks
+12% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
18% of 454 decks
+2% synergy
Arid Mesa
18% of 454 decks
+7% synergy
Deathcap Glade
17% of 454 decks
+4% synergy
Flooded Strand
17% of 454 decks
+6% synergy
Wooded Bastion
17% of 454 decks
+13% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
16% of 454 decks
+10% synergy
Deceptive Landscape
15% of 249 decks
+7% synergy
Fetid Heath
14% of 454 decks
+3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14% of 454 decks
-2% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13% of 454 decks
-1% synergy
Branchloft Pathway
13% of 454 decks
+5% synergy
Silent Clearing
12% of 454 decks
+7% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
12% of 454 decks
+4% synergy
Temple of Malady
11% of 454 decks
-6% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
11% of 454 decks
-7% synergy
Temple of Silence
11% of 454 decks
-8% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
10% of 454 decks
+1% synergy
Fabled Passage
9% of 454 decks
+1% synergy