Volrath, the Shapestealer
Grim Poppet
Flourishing Defenses

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield (Grim Poppet with a -1/-1 counter on it on the battlefield).
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Volrath by paying 1, causing it to become a copy of Grim Poppet until your next turn.
2
Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Volrath.
3
Flourishing Defenses triggers, creating a creature token.
4
Activate Volrath by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Grim Poppet.
5
Flourishing Defenses triggers, creating a creature token.
6
Repeat from step 2.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Volrath, the Shapestealer
1.0%inclusion36 decks3.61K decks
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
0.0%inclusion7 decks40.1K decks
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
0.1%inclusion5 decks7.52K decks
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
0.0%inclusion2 decks8.95K decks
Esika, God of the Tree
0.0%inclusion1 decks23.1K decks
Reaper King
0.0%inclusion1 decks8.29K decks
Cecily, Haunted Mage // Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.03K decks
Progenitus
0.0%inclusion1 decks5.24K decks
New Cards
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Lessons from Life
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Mona Lisa, Science Geek
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Scorpion God
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Kulrath Knight
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Everlasting Torment
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
98%inclusion53 decks54 decks
97%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
90%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
88%synergy
Necroskitter
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
86%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
85%synergy
Obelisk Spider
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
80%synergy
Carnifex Demon
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
70%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
70%synergy
Grind // Dust
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Dread Tiller
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
60%synergy
Contagion Clasp
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
60%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
56%synergy
Soul Snuffers
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Seedborn Muse
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
The Reaper, King No More
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Generous Patron
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
53%synergy
Devoted Druid
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Midnight Banshee
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Heartmender
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Evolution Sage
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Channeler Initiate
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Thrummingbird
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Vizier of Remedies
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Dusk Urchins
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
High Perfect Morcant
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Kros, Defense Contractor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Grateful Apparition
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Quillspike
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Skinrender
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Loch Mare
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Master Biomancer
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Cankerbloom
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Harbinger of Night
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Decimator Beetle
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Soul Diviner
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Moonshadow
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Viral Drake
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Flux Channeler
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Incubation Druid
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Choking Fumes
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Brokers Confluence
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Affliction
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Beast Within
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Atomize
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Mutational Advantage
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Putrefy
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Experimental Augury
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Potential
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Hapatra's Mark
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Fate Transfer
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Splendid Agony
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Wild Unraveling
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Call
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Shed Weakness
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Venom
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Reject Imperfection
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Aberrant Return
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Incremental Blight
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Persist
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Three Visits
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Contentious Plan
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Influence
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Ichor
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness Descends
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Sting
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tower Above
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima's Will
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Attempted Murder
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Smell Fear
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Thirsting Roots
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Reanimate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
53%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Serrated Arrows
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Moxite Refinery
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Blight Sickle
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Lux Cannon
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Crumbling Ashes
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Puca's Covenant
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Inexorable Tide
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Grave Venerations
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Glistening Oil
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Biting Tether
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sinking Feeling
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Guardian Project
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Doubling Season
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Karn's Bastion
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Saltcrusted Steppe
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Calciform Pools
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Peat Bog
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Glistening Sphere
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-25%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Indatha Triome
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Ketria Triome
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Zagoth Triome
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Raffine's Tower
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Breeding Pool
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Vivid Meadow
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Temple Garden
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Opulent Palace
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Tropical Island
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Vernal Fen
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Vivid Marsh
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Grove
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Hedge Maze
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-4%synergy