Bhaal, Lord of Murder
Altar of Dementia

   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 Altar of Dementia 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
Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1.
6
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite self-mill
Bhaal, Lord of Murder
7.1%inclusion135 decks1.89K decks
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18%synergy
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High Synergy Cards
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53%synergy
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51%synergy
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18%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
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1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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22%synergy
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23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
22%synergy
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-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
-13%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
Enchantments
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12%synergy
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32%inclusion58 decks181 decks
25%synergy
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26%synergy
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22%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
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6%synergy
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-2%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
Insidious Roots
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Cultist of the Absolute
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5%synergy
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-4%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
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4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
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0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
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31%inclusion56 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-1%synergy
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18%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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15%synergy
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19%inclusion34 decks181 decks
16%synergy
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-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
-16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Backwoods
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6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
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4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
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3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
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-8%synergy
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2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-2%synergy
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-10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
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1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-12%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
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11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion90 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
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21%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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6%synergy
Stomping Ground
45%inclusion81 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Savage Lands
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22%synergy
Blood Crypt
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2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion67 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
35%inclusion64 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Cinder Glade
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-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion59 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion59 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion57 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion57 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Spire Garden
30%inclusion54 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
29%inclusion53 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
28%inclusion51 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Rootbound Crag
27%inclusion48 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
26%inclusion47 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Twisted Landscape
22%inclusion37 decks170 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Bayou
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Taiga
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Commercial District
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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1%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Turf
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Game Trail
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
-3%synergy