Gev, Scaled Scorch
Thermopod

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
At least one opponent has lost life this turn.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Thermopod by sacrificing the creature with persist, adding .
2
The persist ability triggers, returning that creature to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it, as well as a +1/+1 counter due to Gev.
3
The +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on that creature are removed as a state-based action.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite red mana
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Gev, Scaled Scorch
1.2%inclusion111 decks9.19K decks
Marchesa, the Black Rose
0.3%inclusion24 decks9.43K decks
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0.2%inclusion12 decks6.51K decks
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
0.3%inclusion8 decks3.20K decks
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
0.6%inclusion5 decks890 decks
Far Fortune, End Boss
0.5%inclusion5 decks949 decks
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Bhaal, Lord of Murder
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0.0%inclusion2 decks4.72K decks
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Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa
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New Cards
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6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
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5%synergy
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-1%synergy
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High Synergy Cards
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81%synergy
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80%synergy
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71%synergy
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67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
69%inclusion134 decks195 decks
63%synergy
Lesser Masticore
58%inclusion113 decks195 decks
58%synergy
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53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
53%synergy
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55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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11%synergy
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41%synergy
Negate
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44%synergy
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-15%synergy
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-7%synergy
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Creatures
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45%synergy
Woe Strider
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41%synergy
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32%synergy
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40%synergy
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35%synergy
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28%synergy
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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36%synergy
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33%synergy
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35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
35%synergy
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32%synergy
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32%synergy
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29%synergy
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27%synergy
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28%synergy
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27%synergy
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27%synergy
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26%synergy
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24%synergy
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10%synergy
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27%synergy
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26%synergy
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24%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
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26%synergy
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23%synergy
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17%synergy
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23%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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12%synergy
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22%synergy
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40%synergy
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27%synergy
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4%synergy
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33%synergy
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30%synergy
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21%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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-11%synergy
Withering Torment
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Shred Memory
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
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2%synergy
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Costly Plunder
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4%synergy
Sorceries
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22%synergy
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3%synergy
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17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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Sign in Blood
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20%synergy
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-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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17%synergy
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10%synergy
Night's Whisper
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11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
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14%synergy
Vandalblast
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-1%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Slave of Bolas
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12%synergy
Ringsight
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10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
End the Festivities
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11%synergy
Lively Dirge
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9%synergy
Dread Return
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4%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
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7%synergy
Reanimate
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-10%synergy
Boltwave
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6%synergy
Infernal Plunge
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7%synergy
Persist
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6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
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5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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4%synergy
Fell
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5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
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4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Mark of Mutiny
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6%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Mob Rule
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Reckless Handling
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
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1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
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34%synergy
Blasting Station
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29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
-13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Monolith
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Thran Vigil
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Control Magic
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Warstorm Surge
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8%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
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7%synergy
Dark Privilege
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8%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Outpost Siege
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Hour of Victory
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Mudflat Village
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-21%synergy
Shivan Gorge
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Rockface Village
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Forge of Heroes
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion151 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion145 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion97 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
46%inclusion89 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Boros Signet
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
81%inclusion157 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion107 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Nomad Outpost
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
47%inclusion92 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Savage Lands
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Cinder Glade
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Stomping Ground
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Battlefield Forge
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion73 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion70 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sundown Pass
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Savai Triome
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Rootbound Crag
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Spectator Seating
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
-15%synergy
Jagged Barrens
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy