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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High Synergy Cards
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Utility Artifacts
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
The Ozolith
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Enchantments
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Burgeoning
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Garruk's Uprising
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3%synergy
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Planeswalkers
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Utility Lands
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2%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
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29%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
Lotus Field
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18%synergy
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Strip Mine
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11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
High Market
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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Wasteland
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Ancient Tomb
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Thespian's Stage
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3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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1%synergy
Arcane Signet
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Commander's Sphere
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Chromatic Lantern
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Talisman of Resilience
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Thought Vessel
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Golgari Signet
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-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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Lotus Petal
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-1%synergy
Gruul Signet
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-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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-23%synergy
Lands
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Stomping Ground
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Cinder Glade
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7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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12%synergy
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30%synergy
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16%synergy
Godless Shrine
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3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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33%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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32%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
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15%synergy
Zagoth Triome
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15%synergy
Watery Grave
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1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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31%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
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39%synergy
Blood Crypt
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3%synergy
Vernal Fen
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26%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
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4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-8%synergy
Twisted Landscape
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18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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0%synergy
Savage Lands
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6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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10%synergy
Karplusan Forest
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4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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-8%synergy
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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-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
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18%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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-10%synergy
Festering Thicket
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13%synergy
Twilight Mire
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3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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3%synergy
Luxury Suite
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-10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
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13%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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-7%synergy
Windswept Heath
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4%synergy
Spire Garden
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-8%synergy
Commercial District
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4%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
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4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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8%synergy
Bayou
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-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
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4%synergy
Raucous Theater
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2%synergy
Mountain Valley
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12%synergy
Marsh Flats
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1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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1%synergy