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 colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
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High Synergy Cards
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53%synergy
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52%synergy
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42%synergy
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37%synergy
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16%synergy
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23%synergy
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26%synergy
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22%synergy
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16%synergy
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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-1%synergy
Entomb
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0%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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-2%synergy
Saw in Half
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0%synergy
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0%synergy
Sorceries
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Splendid Reclamation
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27%synergy
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8%synergy
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13%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-8%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-14%synergy
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Life from the Loam
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9%synergy
Dread Return
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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4%synergy
Nahiri's Lithoforming
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9%synergy
Pest Infestation
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7%synergy
Vandalblast
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-7%synergy
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Rise of the Witch-king
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3%synergy
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-1%synergy
Brass's Bounty
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4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
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1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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0%synergy
Night's Whisper
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-3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Faithless Looting
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-10%synergy
Blood Money
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3%synergy
Living Death
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0%synergy
Explore
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-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
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29%synergy
Zuran Orb
28%inclusion171 decks617 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion139 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion131 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
21%inclusion129 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
20%inclusion126 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion126 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion91 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
12%inclusion74 decks617 decks
10%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
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5%synergy
The Ozolith
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4%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
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5%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
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5%synergy
The Great Henge
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-4%synergy
The One Ring
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-3%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
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20%synergy
Exploration
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16%synergy
Doubling Season
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11%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
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-3%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
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8%synergy
Awakening Zone
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11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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9%synergy
Greater Good
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
Grave Pact
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6%synergy
Impact Tremors
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1%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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5%synergy
Revel in Riches
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7%synergy
Parallel Lives
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4%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-2%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
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6%synergy
Hardened Scales
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-1%synergy
Squandered Resources
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6%synergy
Burgeoning
7.5%inclusion46 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Branching Evolution
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1%synergy
Animate Dead
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-2%synergy
Valakut Exploration
6.3%inclusion39 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
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-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
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0%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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-12%synergy
Loading Zone
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3%synergy
Tectonic Split
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4%synergy
Druid Class
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3%synergy
All Will Be One
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
12%inclusion74 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Lord Windgrace
7.8%inclusion48 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion40 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion245 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion212 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
29%inclusion171 decks592 decks
28%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion175 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion163 decks617 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion137 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Field
20%inclusion121 decks617 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion116 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion106 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion105 decks617 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-6%synergy
Swarmyard
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11%synergy
High Market
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8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
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7%synergy
Ba Sing Se
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5%synergy
Wasteland
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6%synergy
Treasure Vault
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5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion43 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion41 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion34 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.2%inclusion32 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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0%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion65 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.1%inclusion50 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
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-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-14%synergy
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
Command Tower
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15%synergy
Fabled Passage
56%inclusion343 decks617 decks
46%synergy
Stomping Ground
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9%synergy
Indatha Triome
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22%synergy
Zagoth Triome
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22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion299 decks617 decks
28%synergy
Cinder Glade
47%inclusion293 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion284 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion284 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion276 decks617 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion266 decks617 decks
32%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
43%inclusion266 decks617 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
42%inclusion258 decks617 decks
31%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
41%inclusion252 decks617 decks
39%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion251 decks617 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion251 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Ketria Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Vernal Fen
34%inclusion203 decks592 decks
25%synergy
Temple Garden
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-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion180 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Twisted Landscape
29%inclusion177 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Savage Lands
28%inclusion174 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
25%inclusion157 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
23%inclusion143 decks617 decks
-9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
22%inclusion133 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion132 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion130 decks617 decks
-14%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
20%inclusion126 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion111 decks617 decks
17%synergy
Rootbound Crag
18%inclusion109 decks617 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
16%inclusion98 decks617 decks
-8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
16%inclusion96 decks617 decks
14%synergy
Festering Thicket
15%inclusion91 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Spire Garden
15%inclusion94 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion93 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion90 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion85 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Rockfall Vale
14%inclusion85 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Commercial District
14%inclusion84 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
13%inclusion82 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Bayou
13%inclusion79 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion78 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion77 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Mountain Valley
12%inclusion76 decks617 decks
12%synergy