Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Verdant Succession
Ashnod's Altar

   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
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
12%inclusion590 decks5.10K decks
Grist, the Hunger Tide
0.1%inclusion7 decks7.37K decks
Winter, Cynical Opportunist
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.10K decks
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.16K decks
The Wise Mothman
0.0%inclusion1 decks30.1K decks
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.21K decks
The Gitrog Monster
0.0%inclusion1 decks8.71K decks
Xira, the Golden Sting
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.83K decks
Grist, Voracious Larva
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.67K decks
New Cards
Chomping Changeling
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Mutable Explorer
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Parade
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Diviner
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grist, the Hunger Tide
94%inclusion570 decks604 decks
91%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
91%inclusion552 decks604 decks
90%synergy
Haywire Mite
91%inclusion547 decks604 decks
87%synergy
Scute Swarm
94%inclusion568 decks604 decks
84%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
85%inclusion466 decks551 decks
83%synergy
Swarmyard
80%inclusion486 decks604 decks
79%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
76%inclusion301 decks394 decks
75%synergy
Hornet Queen
77%inclusion464 decks604 decks
75%synergy
Icetill Explorer
81%inclusion197 decks244 decks
74%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
73%inclusion440 decks604 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
75%inclusion452 decks604 decks
71%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
71%inclusion389 decks548 decks
67%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
71%inclusion317 decks447 decks
70%synergy
Harrow
69%inclusion417 decks604 decks
60%synergy
Crawling Sensation
67%inclusion404 decks604 decks
66%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion393 decks604 decks
54%synergy
Crawling Infestation
64%inclusion389 decks604 decks
64%synergy
Hornet Nest
64%inclusion387 decks604 decks
63%synergy
Giant Adephage
62%inclusion374 decks604 decks
60%synergy
Scute Mob
61%inclusion368 decks604 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
51%inclusion310 decks604 decks
42%synergy
Field of the Dead
16%inclusion94 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion94 decks604 decks
-4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
13%inclusion78 decks604 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion63 decks604 decks
-4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.1%inclusion49 decks604 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.9%inclusion48 decks604 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
60%inclusion363 decks604 decks
60%synergy
Blightbeetle
59%inclusion359 decks604 decks
59%synergy
Circuit Mender
55%inclusion333 decks604 decks
54%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
53%inclusion322 decks604 decks
53%synergy
Giant Ankheg
50%inclusion299 decks604 decks
49%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
48%inclusion287 decks604 decks
47%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
46%inclusion115 decks248 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion272 decks604 decks
37%synergy
Nantuko Elder
45%inclusion271 decks604 decks
45%synergy
Horizon Explorer
45%inclusion112 decks250 decks
42%synergy
Nantuko Husk
45%inclusion270 decks604 decks
44%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
43%inclusion262 decks604 decks
42%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
42%inclusion256 decks604 decks
42%synergy
Ant Queen
42%inclusion252 decks604 decks
41%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
42%inclusion251 decks604 decks
41%synergy
Mortician Beetle
41%inclusion247 decks604 decks
41%synergy
Molt Tender
40%inclusion158 decks394 decks
39%synergy
Realmwalker
38%inclusion228 decks604 decks
33%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
38%inclusion227 decks604 decks
30%synergy
The Swarmweaver
37%inclusion180 decks484 decks
36%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
37%inclusion222 decks604 decks
30%synergy
Old Rutstein
34%inclusion206 decks604 decks
32%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
34%inclusion203 decks604 decks
33%synergy
Devouring Swarm
33%inclusion197 decks604 decks
32%synergy
Living Hive
29%inclusion177 decks604 decks
29%synergy
Nantuko Cultivator
29%inclusion174 decks604 decks
29%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
27%inclusion67 decks249 decks
25%synergy
Scouring Swarm
26%inclusion65 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
25%inclusion128 decks515 decks
24%synergy
Hex Parasite
25%inclusion149 decks604 decks
24%synergy
Virus Beetle
25%inclusion149 decks604 decks
24%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
24%inclusion144 decks604 decks
23%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
20%inclusion123 decks604 decks
20%synergy
Dross Hopper
20%inclusion121 decks604 decks
20%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
20%inclusion121 decks604 decks
20%synergy
Xantid Swarm
20%inclusion120 decks604 decks
20%synergy
Eternal Witness
19%inclusion117 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
19%inclusion92 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Carrion Grub
19%inclusion112 decks604 decks
18%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
18%inclusion110 decks604 decks
16%synergy
Webstrike Elite
18%inclusion69 decks387 decks
18%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
16%inclusion95 decks604 decks
15%synergy
Caustic Wasps
15%inclusion93 decks604 decks
15%synergy
Saber Ants
15%inclusion93 decks604 decks
15%synergy
Bane of the Living
15%inclusion92 decks604 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion92 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Masked Vandal
14%inclusion87 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Gene Pollinator
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Vorapede
14%inclusion83 decks604 decks
14%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
13%inclusion74 decks567 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
58%inclusion348 decks604 decks
27%synergy
Beast Within
50%inclusion302 decks604 decks
16%synergy
Entish Restoration
50%inclusion301 decks604 decks
43%synergy
Nameless Inversion
43%inclusion260 decks604 decks
43%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion211 decks604 decks
26%synergy
Grisly Salvage
35%inclusion209 decks604 decks
29%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion178 decks604 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
26%inclusion158 decks604 decks
19%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion153 decks604 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
23%inclusion141 decks604 decks
20%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion110 decks551 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion103 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion91 decks604 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion85 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Abrupt Decay
14%inclusion85 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion74 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion66 decks551 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion72 decks604 decks
-13%synergy
Golgari Charm
12%inclusion70 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion61 decks604 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion56 decks604 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.4%inclusion51 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
8.1%inclusion49 decks604 decks
8%synergy
Realms Uncharted
8.1%inclusion49 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Grapple with the Past
7.6%inclusion46 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Drag to the Roots
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.8%inclusion35 decks604 decks
-8%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.5%inclusion33 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Constant Mists
5.3%inclusion32 decks604 decks
4%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
5.3%inclusion32 decks604 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Swarmyard Massacre
52%inclusion265 decks509 decks
51%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion256 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion232 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
35%inclusion211 decks604 decks
24%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion198 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
32%inclusion192 decks604 decks
27%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
31%inclusion189 decks604 decks
24%synergy
Three Visits
26%inclusion158 decks604 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion153 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Squirming Emergence
25%inclusion152 decks604 decks
23%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion147 decks604 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
24%inclusion144 decks604 decks
18%synergy
Formless Genesis
22%inclusion104 decks482 decks
21%synergy
Life from the Loam
19%inclusion116 decks604 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion115 decks604 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Creation
19%inclusion113 decks604 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
19%inclusion113 decks604 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion102 decks604 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion96 decks604 decks
-3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
15%inclusion93 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion89 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion87 decks604 decks
-21%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
14%inclusion86 decks604 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
12%inclusion74 decks604 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
12%inclusion72 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion50 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion64 decks604 decks
1%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.9%inclusion54 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Summer Bloom
8.3%inclusion50 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Dryad's Revival
8.1%inclusion49 decks604 decks
8%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.8%inclusion47 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Terror Tide
6.8%inclusion41 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up
6.8%inclusion41 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion38 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion38 decks604 decks
-10%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.5%inclusion33 decks604 decks
4%synergy
Regrowth
5.3%inclusion32 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
5.1%inclusion31 decks604 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.1%inclusion31 decks604 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
59%inclusion357 decks604 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
43%inclusion258 decks604 decks
39%synergy
Hedge Shredder
37%inclusion179 decks484 decks
34%synergy
Exploration Broodship
26%inclusion66 decks250 decks
23%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
20%inclusion119 decks604 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion119 decks604 decks
-5%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
19%inclusion114 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
16%inclusion95 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion95 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
15%inclusion92 decks604 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion90 decks604 decks
-12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
12%inclusion71 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.8%inclusion53 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.8%inclusion53 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.7%inclusion30 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Ashes of the Fallen
6.3%inclusion38 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.1%inclusion37 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.1%inclusion37 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.1%inclusion37 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Insidious Roots
58%inclusion350 decks604 decks
52%synergy
Exploration
52%inclusion312 decks604 decks
44%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
38%inclusion208 decks549 decks
33%synergy
Out of the Tombs
32%inclusion194 decks604 decks
31%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
30%inclusion182 decks604 decks
23%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
23%inclusion125 decks551 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion94 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary
15%inclusion92 decks604 decks
15%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
15%inclusion92 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion41 decks331 decks
10%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
12%inclusion73 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Aluren
10%inclusion61 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion61 decks604 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion60 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Druid Class
10%inclusion59 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.1%inclusion55 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
8.6%inclusion52 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
8.4%inclusion51 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
7.8%inclusion47 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
7.5%inclusion45 decks604 decks
-2%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.3%inclusion44 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Mortal Combat
7.0%inclusion42 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.6%inclusion34 decks604 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion32 decks604 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
9.4%inclusion57 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
5.1%inclusion31 decks604 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion312 decks604 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
44%inclusion267 decks604 decks
35%synergy
Three Tree City
36%inclusion187 decks519 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion199 decks604 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Field
31%inclusion187 decks604 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion187 decks604 decks
22%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
29%inclusion174 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
29%inclusion72 decks250 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion171 decks604 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Woodland
28%inclusion152 decks551 decks
21%synergy
Strip Mine
27%inclusion162 decks604 decks
24%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion162 decks604 decks
22%synergy
Buried Ruin
25%inclusion151 decks604 decks
20%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion131 decks604 decks
19%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
21%inclusion125 decks604 decks
17%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion114 decks604 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion91 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion88 decks604 decks
12%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
15%inclusion36 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion84 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion69 decks604 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion69 decks604 decks
-18%synergy
Grim Backwoods
9.4%inclusion57 decks604 decks
6%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion43 decks604 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion39 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion35 decks604 decks
-14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.6%inclusion34 decks604 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion521 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion397 decks604 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion130 decks604 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion80 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion92 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
87%inclusion524 decks604 decks
13%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
62%inclusion376 decks604 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
58%inclusion349 decks604 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion310 decks604 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion307 decks604 decks
29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
49%inclusion296 decks604 decks
38%synergy
Fabled Passage
48%inclusion289 decks604 decks
38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion267 decks604 decks
29%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion266 decks604 decks
27%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
43%inclusion258 decks604 decks
19%synergy
Underground Mortuary
41%inclusion248 decks604 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
39%inclusion233 decks604 decks
12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
29%inclusion173 decks604 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Wood
28%inclusion169 decks604 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion164 decks604 decks
11%synergy
Vernal Fen
26%inclusion66 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
26%inclusion158 decks604 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Mire
19%inclusion116 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
18%inclusion107 decks604 decks
16%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
17%inclusion101 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion100 decks604 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion93 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion92 decks604 decks
-21%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion59 decks394 decks
8%synergy
Bayou
14%inclusion83 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion80 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion80 decks604 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Mire
12%inclusion72 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Festering Thicket
12%inclusion29 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion66 decks604 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion65 decks604 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion63 decks604 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion63 decks604 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion58 decks604 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion54 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.4%inclusion57 decks604 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.9%inclusion54 decks604 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion52 decks604 decks
-3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.8%inclusion47 decks604 decks
-1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.3%inclusion44 decks604 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
7.0%inclusion42 decks604 decks
-2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
6.5%inclusion39 decks604 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.1%inclusion37 decks604 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.8%inclusion35 decks604 decks
3%synergy