The Master, Formed Anew
Altar of Dementia

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
The Master and Altar of Dementia on the battlefield.
Persist Creature and Undying Creature in exile (Persist Creature and Undying Creature with a takeover counter on it in exile).
The Master on the battlefield as a copy of either the persist or undying creature. The Master does not have a +1/+1 counter on it if it is a copy of the undying creature, or a -1/-1 counter on it otherwise.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing The Master.
2
When The Master dies, if it was a copy of the undying creature, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of the persist creature with a +1/+1 counter on it.
3
Otherwise, if The Master was a copy of the persist creature, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of the undying creature with a -1/-1 counter on it.
4
Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to The Master's power.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite self-mill
The Master, Formed Anew
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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1%synergy
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Lands
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66%synergy
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56%synergy
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27%synergy
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47%synergy
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35%synergy
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13%synergy
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35%synergy
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52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
37%synergy
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52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
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26%synergy
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13%synergy
Choked Estuary
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33%synergy
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26%synergy
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27%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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12%synergy
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Flooded Strand
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
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9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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Marsh Flats
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Verdant Catacombs
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Cavern of Souls
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Waterfront District
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6%synergy
Demolition Field
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4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
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4%synergy