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
3.1%inclusion147 decks4.69K decks
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Xira, the Golden Sting
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Slimefoot and Squee
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Eddie Brock
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Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
0.4%inclusion5 decks1.33K decks
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Kresh the Bloodbraided
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Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
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New Cards
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High Synergy Cards
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38%synergy
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Top Cards
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Creatures
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67%synergy
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21%synergy
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Instants
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-2%synergy
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-2%synergy
Big Score
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1%synergy
Sorceries
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19%synergy
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13%synergy
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4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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Brass's Bounty
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Rise of the Witch-king
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-4%synergy
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4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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4%synergy
Living Death
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0%synergy
Faithless Looting
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-11%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
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3%synergy
Blood Money
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3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Zuran Orb
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28%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
21%inclusion87 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
19%inclusion82 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
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8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
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13%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
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9%synergy
The Ozolith
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5%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
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3%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
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5%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
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5%synergy
The Great Henge
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-4%synergy
Enchantments
Exploration
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16%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
22%inclusion93 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Doubling Season
20%inclusion86 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
17%inclusion71 decks422 decks
-6%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
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7%synergy
Awakening Zone
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11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Greater Good
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7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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6%synergy
Grave Pact
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6%synergy
Spelunking
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6%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-2%synergy
Parallel Lives
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3%synergy
Hardened Scales
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0%synergy
Impact Tremors
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0%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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2%synergy
Squandered Resources
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7%synergy
Revel in Riches
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5%synergy
Branching Evolution
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2%synergy
Burgeoning
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4%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
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3%synergy
Animate Dead
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-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
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-2%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
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1%synergy
Valakut Exploration
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4%synergy
Loading Zone
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4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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-10%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
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-11%synergy
Tectonic Split
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
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9%synergy
Lord Windgrace
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7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
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3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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8%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
32%inclusion128 decks397 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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13%synergy
Lotus Field
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18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
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15%synergy
Strip Mine
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15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-7%synergy
Swarmyard
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10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
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8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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5%synergy
High Market
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6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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-1%synergy
Wasteland
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6%synergy
Urza's Saga
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0%synergy
Command Beacon
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2%synergy
Treasure Vault
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4%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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-10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.2%inclusion22 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.2%inclusion22 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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0%synergy
Golgari Signet
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-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
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-2%synergy
Gruul Signet
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-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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13%synergy
Watery Grave
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34%synergy
Fabled Passage
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48%synergy
Stomping Ground
50%inclusion213 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion201 decks422 decks
27%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
47%inclusion199 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Cinder Glade
46%inclusion196 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion193 decks422 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion191 decks422 decks
34%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
45%inclusion189 decks422 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion185 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
42%inclusion178 decks422 decks
31%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion177 decks422 decks
31%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
41%inclusion172 decks422 decks
39%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion171 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Vernal Fen
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27%synergy
Twisted Landscape
28%inclusion119 decks422 decks
17%synergy
Savage Lands
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5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
26%inclusion111 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion107 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion96 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Karplusan Forest
23%inclusion95 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
22%inclusion92 decks422 decks
-9%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
22%inclusion91 decks422 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion91 decks422 decks
-12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
20%inclusion86 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion81 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Festering Thicket
18%inclusion70 decks397 decks
13%synergy
Rootbound Crag
17%inclusion73 decks422 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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4%synergy
Spire Garden
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-7%synergy
Luxury Suite
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-9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion65 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion64 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Commercial District
15%inclusion62 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Rockfall Vale
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
-8%synergy
Raucous Theater
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4%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
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4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion56 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
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2%synergy
Bayou
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0%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
13%inclusion53 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Mountain Valley
13%inclusion53 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion53 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
13%inclusion53 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion52 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
12%inclusion51 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion49 decks422 decks
1%synergy