Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Deadly Grub
Phyrexian Altar
Abzan Ascendancy

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Deadly Grub in hand.
All other permanents on the battlefield.
5 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Deadly Grub by paying 2.
2
Deadly Grub enters the battlefield with three time counters and a vigilance counter on it.
3
Activate Tayam by paying 3 and removing the three time counters from Deadly Grub.
4
Deadly Grub's vanishing ability triggers, holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Deadly Grub, adding 1.
5
Deadly Grub dies, triggering itself and Abzan Ascendancy.
6
Resolve the Deadly Grub trigger, creating a 6/1 Insect creature token.
7
Resolve the Abzan Ascendancy trigger, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
8
Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the Insect and Spirit tokens, adding 2.
9
Resolve the Deadly Grub trigger from step 4, doing nothing since Deadly Grub is no longer on the battlefield.
10
Resolve the Tayam ability from step 3, causing you to mill three cards and return Deadly Grub from your graveyard to the battlefield.
11
Repeat from step 2.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
0.5%inclusion36 decks7.83K decks
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38%synergy
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19%synergy
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16%synergy
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96%synergy
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58%synergy
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Utility Artifacts
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8%synergy
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Enchantments
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38%synergy
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23%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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Hunting Grounds
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Resourceful Defense
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7%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
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7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
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6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
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6%synergy
Seal of Primordium
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6%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
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5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
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41%synergy
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6%synergy
Utility Lands
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31%synergy
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33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Centaur Garden
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21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
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-2%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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24%synergy
Talisman of Unity
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20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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10%synergy
Golgari Signet
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9%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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2%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Temple Garden
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3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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19%synergy
Canopy Vista
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0%synergy
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-4%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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8%synergy
Windswept Heath
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0%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
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-17%synergy
Vault of Champions
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8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Brushland
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6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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-1%synergy
Indatha Triome
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-7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
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-3%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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-11%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
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4%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
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1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
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0%synergy
Underground Mortuary
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
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0%synergy
Lush Portico
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-6%synergy
Fortified Village
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-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
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5%synergy
Haunted Mire
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3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
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3%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
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2%synergy
Arid Mesa
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2%synergy
Polluted Delta
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1%synergy
Tainted Field
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0%synergy
Tainted Wood
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0%synergy
City of Brass
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0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Krosan Verge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Savannah
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-4%synergy
Bayou
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-9%synergy