Bhaal, Lord of Murder
Thermopod

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
At least one of the two persist creatures does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Thermopod by sacrificing a persist creature that does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.
2
When the creature dies, its persist ability and Bhaal trigger.
3
Resolve the Bhaal trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on the remaining persist creature.
4
Resolve the sacrificed creature's persist 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 red mana
Bhaal, Lord of Murder
1.7%inclusion33 decks1.89K decks
Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper
0.1%inclusion2 decks1.71K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Tana, the Bloodsower
0.2%inclusion2 decks906 decks
Shattergang Brothers
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.12K decks
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
0.3%inclusion1 decks322 decks
New Cards
Gorma, the Gullet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion31 decks39 decks
71%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
74%inclusion29 decks39 decks
71%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
66%synergy
Murderous Redcap
67%inclusion26 decks39 decks
65%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
58%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
56%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
49%synergy
Victimize
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
49%synergy
Persistent Specimen
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
48%synergy
Putrid Goblin
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
45%synergy
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
47%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
40%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
34%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
43%synergy
Dread Return
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Tenacious Dead
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
41%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Mayhem Devil
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Forsaken Miner
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Grim Haruspex
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Molten Primordial
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Grumgully, the Generous
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
32%synergy
Woe Strider
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Lesser Masticore
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Cankerbloom
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Captivating Crew
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Reaper
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Eternal Witness
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Woodfall Primus
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Aerie Ouphes
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Rendclaw Trow
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Phytotitan
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Death Kiss
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Agitator Ant
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Haywire Mite
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Wood Elves
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Honest Rutstein
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Cult Conscript
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Farhaven Elf
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Reclamation Sage
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Spinner of Souls
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
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-5%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-14%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-21%synergy
First Day of Class
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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0%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight's Call
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-15%synergy
Primal Growth
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mob Rule
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Casualties of War
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6%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-21%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Blood for Bones
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7%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
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5%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
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2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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0%synergy
Sign in Blood
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-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Birthing Pod
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Riveteers Ascendancy
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Fecundity
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Master Chef
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Open the Graves
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Mass Hysteria
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Backwoods
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-19%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
-16%synergy
Gruul Signet
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
87%inclusion34 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Cinder Glade
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Savage Lands
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Twisted Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Spire Garden
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Abandon
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Karplusan Forest
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Stomping Ground
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-23%synergy
Rugged Highlands
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Mire
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Mossfire Valley
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Turf
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Game Trail
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Rockfall Vale
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Kazandu Refuge
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Mountain Valley
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy