Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Verdant Succession
Ashnod's Altar

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

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

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another nontoken green Insect.
2
When the Insect dies, Zask and Verdant Succession trigger.
3
Resolve the Zask trigger, putting the Insect on the bottom of your library from your graveyard and causing you to mill two cards.
4
Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for that Insect and putting it onto the battlefield.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite ETB
Near-infinite LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana

  Combo Metadata

600
DECKS
0.04%
OF 1547119 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 4652
MOST PLAYED OF 43392 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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39%synergy
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30%synergy
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17%synergy
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20%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
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17%synergy
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29%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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5%synergy
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-15%synergy
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3%synergy
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11%synergy
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3%synergy
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27%synergy
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15%synergy
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30%synergy
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28%synergy
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36%synergy
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37%synergy
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28%synergy
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18%synergy
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25%synergy
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27%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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19%synergy
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21%synergy
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12%synergy
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20%inclusion117 decks599 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Mire
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6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-21%synergy
Wastewood Verge
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8%synergy
Temple of Malady
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-1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion84 decks599 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion82 decks599 decks
3%synergy
Bayou
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0%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion78 decks599 decks
6%synergy
Festering Thicket
13%inclusion20 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion69 decks599 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
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1%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion62 decks599 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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-1%synergy
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5%synergy
Urza's Cave
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6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.0%inclusion54 decks599 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.7%inclusion52 decks599 decks
-3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.7%inclusion43 decks557 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.5%inclusion45 decks599 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.8%inclusion41 decks599 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
6.7%inclusion40 decks599 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
6.5%inclusion39 decks599 decks
3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
6.3%inclusion38 decks599 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
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0%synergy
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