Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Spike Feeder
Crystalline Crawler

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Dean of the Root. Spike Feeder has at least two +1/+1 counters on it.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Spike Feeder's second ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to gain two life.
2
Lisette triggers, causing you to pay 1 to put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
3
Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding 1.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
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32%synergy
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
Paradise Plume
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8%synergy
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23%synergy
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30%synergy
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16%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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Blighted Woodland
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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Mana Confluence
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6%synergy
Windswept Heath
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2%synergy
Festering Thicket
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5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
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Fabled Passage
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Wooded Foothills
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Bloodstained Mire
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Misty Rainforest
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Polluted Delta
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Haunted Mire
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2%synergy