Nadir Kraken
Species Specialist
Phyrexian Altar

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You control at least one Tentacle. "Tentacle" chosen with Species Specialist.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Tentacle, adding 1.
2
The Tentacle dies, triggering Species Specialist, causing you to draw a card.
3
Nadir Kraken triggers, causing you to pay 1 to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite ETB
Near-infinite LTB
Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

  Combo Metadata

6
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OF 2309174 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 36274
MOST PLAYED OF 58802 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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Utility Artifacts
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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
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58%synergy
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58%synergy
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54%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
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31%synergy
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30%synergy
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27%synergy
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28%synergy
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12%synergy
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100%synergy
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99%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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49%synergy
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45%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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25%synergy
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17%synergy
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99%synergy
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39%synergy
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48%synergy
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46%synergy
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44%synergy
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40%synergy
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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31%synergy
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25%synergy
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31%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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48%synergy
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46%synergy
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35%synergy
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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48%synergy
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48%synergy
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32%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Incubator
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13%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Aluren
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Primal Vigor
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Doubling Season
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
90%synergy
Tractor Beam
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Legion Loyalty
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Smuggler's Share
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Monologue Tax
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
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50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Kindred Discovery
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Anointed Procession
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43%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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38%synergy
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34%synergy
Training Grounds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
March of the Machines
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scuttletide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thought Reflection
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16%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
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16%synergy
Opposition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Inexorable Tide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Palace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
City of Traitors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sultai Banner
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Talisman of Progress
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
75%synergy
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Crypt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Replicating Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Tangled Islet
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Haunted Mire
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
94%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Scrubland
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
86%synergy
Tundra
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
86%synergy
Zagoth Triome
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
73%synergy
Opulent Palace
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
72%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
59%synergy
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
58%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Underground Sea
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Meticulous Archive
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Vault of Champions
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Raffine's Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Sea of Clouds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
26%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
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