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
3.2%inclusion160 decks4.97K decks
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New Cards
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High Synergy Cards
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Faithless Looting
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
Living Death
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0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
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26%synergy
Zuran Orb
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28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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Skullclamp
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10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
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18%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
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15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Altar of Dementia
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13%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
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8%synergy
The Ozolith
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4%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
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3%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
Enchantments
Exploration
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17%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
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17%synergy
Doubling Season
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10%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
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-6%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
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7%synergy
Awakening Zone
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10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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6%synergy
Greater Good
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7%synergy
Impact Tremors
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
Parallel Lives
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4%synergy
Grave Pact
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Black Market Connections
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-2%synergy
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-1%synergy
Squandered Resources
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7%synergy
Revel in Riches
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5%synergy
Burgeoning
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4%synergy
Branching Evolution
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1%synergy
Animate Dead
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-2%synergy
Valakut Exploration
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5%synergy
Sylvan Library
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-2%synergy
Tectonic Split
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5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
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5%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
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1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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-11%synergy
Loading Zone
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3%synergy
Food Chain
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4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
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3%synergy
Planeswalkers
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9%synergy
Lord Windgrace
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7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
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2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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2%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
31%inclusion142 decks455 decks
30%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion132 decks480 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion105 decks480 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Field
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18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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0%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
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15%synergy
Strip Mine
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14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-6%synergy
Swarmyard
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11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
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7%synergy
High Market
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7%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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-2%synergy
Wasteland
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6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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-2%synergy
Treasure Vault
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4%synergy
Command Beacon
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2%synergy
Urza's Saga
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-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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-3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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-9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
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3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion319 decks480 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
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-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion27 decks480 decks
-1%synergy
Gruul Signet
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-4%synergy
Lands
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13%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Godless Shrine
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16%synergy
Fabled Passage
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46%synergy
Stomping Ground
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10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
48%inclusion228 decks480 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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26%synergy
Cinder Glade
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8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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34%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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29%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
44%inclusion212 decks480 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion212 decks480 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion207 decks480 decks
32%synergy
Indatha Triome
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion203 decks480 decks
31%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion194 decks480 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
40%inclusion193 decks480 decks
38%synergy
Vernal Fen
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26%synergy
Twisted Landscape
28%inclusion133 decks480 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion132 decks480 decks
-9%synergy
Savage Lands
27%inclusion128 decks480 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
26%inclusion125 decks480 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion124 decks480 decks
9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
23%inclusion109 decks480 decks
-9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
23%inclusion108 decks480 decks
3%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
22%inclusion105 decks480 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion104 decks480 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion103 decks480 decks
-13%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
20%inclusion97 decks480 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion93 decks480 decks
18%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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-10%synergy
Festering Thicket
17%inclusion76 decks455 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
16%inclusion75 decks480 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
15%inclusion74 decks480 decks
-9%synergy
Spire Garden
15%inclusion73 decks480 decks
-7%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion72 decks480 decks
2%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion71 decks480 decks
13%synergy
Commercial District
14%inclusion69 decks480 decks
5%synergy
Rockfall Vale
14%inclusion69 decks480 decks
-7%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion68 decks480 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion64 decks480 decks
8%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
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4%synergy
Bayou
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0%synergy
Raucous Theater
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3%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion60 decks480 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion59 decks480 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion59 decks480 decks
-10%synergy
Taiga
12%inclusion58 decks480 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain Valley
12%inclusion57 decks480 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion57 decks480 decks
0%synergy