Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
Ashnod's Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
One of the persist creatures does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a persist creature without a -1/-1 counter on it.
2
When the persist creature dies, its persist ability and Szarel trigger.
3
Resolve the Szarel trigger, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on the other persist creature.
4
Resolve the perist creature's trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
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13%synergy
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Planeswalkers
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9%synergy
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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29%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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11%synergy
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3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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3%synergy
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-4%synergy
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Lands
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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26%synergy
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11%synergy
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33%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
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16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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32%synergy
Blood Crypt
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3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
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38%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
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8%synergy
Vernal Fen
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26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-8%synergy
Twisted Landscape
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17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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Savage Lands
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Sulfurous Springs
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-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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-12%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
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20%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
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17%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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Festering Thicket
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Underground Mortuary
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Luxury Suite
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Twilight Mire
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Windswept Heath
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4%synergy
Spire Garden
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-8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
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13%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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-7%synergy
Commercial District
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Prismatic Vista
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9%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
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4%synergy
Bayou
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Raucous Theater
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3%synergy
Marsh Flats
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Misty Rainforest
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Path of Ancestry
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Canyon Slough
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