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
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57%synergy
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42%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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25%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
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-5%synergy
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13%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-14%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%inclusion66 decks673 decks
9%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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4%synergy
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-10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.3%inclusion36 decks673 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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33%synergy
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32%inclusion214 decks673 decks
28%synergy
Zuran Orb
28%inclusion187 decks673 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion149 decks673 decks
-3%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion146 decks673 decks
11%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
21%inclusion141 decks673 decks
19%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
20%inclusion137 decks673 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion135 decks673 decks
-7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion93 decks673 decks
12%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
13%inclusion85 decks673 decks
11%synergy
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5%synergy
The Ozolith
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4%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
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6%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
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4%synergy
The Great Henge
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-4%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
27%inclusion180 decks673 decks
21%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
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
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7%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion71 decks673 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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5%synergy
Revel in Riches
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7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion68 decks673 decks
-2%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
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5%synergy
Hardened Scales
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-2%synergy
Squandered Resources
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6%synergy
Burgeoning
7.3%inclusion49 decks673 decks
4%synergy
Branching Evolution
7.0%inclusion47 decks673 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
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-2%synergy
Valakut Exploration
6.5%inclusion44 decks673 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
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-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion40 decks673 decks
-9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.5%inclusion37 decks673 decks
-12%synergy
Druid Class
5.3%inclusion36 decks673 decks
3%synergy
Tectonic Split
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
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4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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0%synergy
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5.2%inclusion35 decks673 decks
0%synergy
Loading Zone
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3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
13%inclusion85 decks673 decks
9%synergy
Lord Windgrace
8.0%inclusion54 decks673 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.8%inclusion46 decks673 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion270 decks673 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion234 decks673 decks
5%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
29%inclusion187 decks648 decks
28%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion186 decks673 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion175 decks673 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion146 decks673 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Field
20%inclusion133 decks673 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18%inclusion124 decks673 decks
0%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
18%inclusion118 decks673 decks
15%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion109 decks673 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion90 decks673 decks
-7%synergy
Swarmyard
12%inclusion81 decks673 decks
11%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion69 decks673 decks
8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion64 decks647 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion64 decks673 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
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6%synergy
Wasteland
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6%synergy
Ba Sing Se
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3%synergy
Treasure Vault
7.3%inclusion49 decks673 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.1%inclusion48 decks673 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion47 decks673 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.8%inclusion46 decks673 decks
2%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5.6%inclusion38 decks673 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion35 decks673 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.1%inclusion34 decks673 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion566 decks673 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion445 decks673 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion66 decks673 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion56 decks673 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion54 decks673 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.7%inclusion45 decks673 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
6.4%inclusion43 decks673 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.9%inclusion40 decks673 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.8%inclusion39 decks673 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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15%synergy
Fabled Passage
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46%synergy
Stomping Ground
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9%synergy
Indatha Triome
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23%synergy
Cinder Glade
48%inclusion325 decks673 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion323 decks673 decks
27%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion311 decks673 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion310 decks673 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion300 decks673 decks
30%synergy
Zagoth Triome
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Breeding Pool
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion294 decks673 decks
32%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
44%inclusion293 decks673 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion288 decks673 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion281 decks673 decks
31%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion280 decks673 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
41%inclusion274 decks673 decks
39%synergy
Vernal Fen
35%inclusion227 decks648 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Ketria Triome
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Temple Garden
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion199 decks673 decks
-7%synergy
Savage Lands
29%inclusion192 decks673 decks
7%synergy
Twisted Landscape
28%inclusion190 decks673 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion185 decks673 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
26%inclusion177 decks673 decks
-1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Jungle Shrine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Sacred Foundry
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
24%inclusion160 decks673 decks
-9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
23%inclusion153 decks673 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion150 decks673 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion143 decks673 decks
-14%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
21%inclusion140 decks673 decks
-3%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
21%inclusion139 decks673 decks
19%synergy
Rootbound Crag
18%inclusion124 decks673 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion123 decks673 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
16%inclusion109 decks673 decks
-8%synergy
Festering Thicket
16%inclusion104 decks648 decks
11%synergy
Spire Garden
16%inclusion106 decks673 decks
-6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion104 decks673 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion100 decks673 decks
1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion99 decks673 decks
2%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
14%inclusion93 decks673 decks
4%synergy
Rockfall Vale
14%inclusion91 decks673 decks
-7%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion90 decks673 decks
2%synergy
Commercial District
13%inclusion89 decks673 decks
4%synergy