Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
Phyrexian 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 Phyrexian 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 colored mana
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
0.0%inclusion3 decks10.6K decks
Top Commanders
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2.3%inclusion140 decks5.97K decks
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1.2%inclusion102 decks8.82K decks
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0.2%inclusion35 decks19.8K decks
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1.6%inclusion21 decks1.31K decks
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0.3%inclusion10 decks3.49K decks
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0.1%inclusion7 decks6.72K decks
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Lord Windgrace
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1.5%inclusion2 decks133 decks
Atogatog
0.2%inclusion2 decks816 decks
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0.3%inclusion2 decks712 decks
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0.1%inclusion2 decks2.87K decks
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0.1%inclusion2 decks3.48K decks
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New Cards
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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High Synergy Cards
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53%inclusion189 decks360 decks
49%synergy
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55%inclusion198 decks360 decks
49%synergy
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48%inclusion174 decks360 decks
38%synergy
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45%inclusion162 decks360 decks
38%synergy
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37%synergy
Exploration Broodship
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36%synergy
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6%synergy
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32%synergy
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28%synergy
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25%synergy
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3%synergy
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21%synergy
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24%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
Instants
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5%synergy
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-5%synergy
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1%synergy
Fling
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4%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
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4%synergy
Veil of Summer
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
Realms Uncharted
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5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
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1%synergy
Krosan Grip
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0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
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Splendid Reclamation
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14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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18%synergy
Scapeshift
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21%synergy
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-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
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-17%synergy
Life from the Loam
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10%synergy
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Culling Ritual
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0%synergy
Nahiri's Lithoforming
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9%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
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5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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1%synergy
Finale of Devastation
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1%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
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Dread Return
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Vandalblast
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-9%synergy
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6.4%inclusion23 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Pest Infestation
6.4%inclusion23 decks360 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion22 decks360 decks
0%synergy
Jeska's Will
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-9%synergy
Cracked Earth Technique
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Living Death
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0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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1%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
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1%synergy
Gamble
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-4%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.3%inclusion19 decks360 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Zuran Orb
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26%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
27%inclusion98 decks360 decks
25%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
22%inclusion78 decks360 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion74 decks360 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion74 decks360 decks
-4%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion60 decks360 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion60 decks360 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion56 decks360 decks
13%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
12%inclusion42 decks360 decks
10%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
11%inclusion39 decks360 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
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1%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
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4%synergy
The Earth Crystal
6.7%inclusion24 decks360 decks
1%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
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1%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
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4%synergy
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
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4%synergy
Enchantments
Exploration
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24%synergy
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15%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
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19%synergy
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-2%synergy
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15%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion53 decks360 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion51 decks360 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion47 decks360 decks
1%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
12%inclusion44 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion42 decks360 decks
2%synergy
Hardened Scales
12%inclusion42 decks360 decks
2%synergy
Greater Good
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7%synergy
Awakening Zone
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9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
11%inclusion38 decks360 decks
2%synergy
Spelunking
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6%synergy
Burgeoning
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7%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion35 decks360 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion35 decks360 decks
1%synergy
Parallel Lives
9.4%inclusion34 decks360 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
8.9%inclusion32 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Branching Evolution
8.9%inclusion32 decks360 decks
2%synergy
All Will Be One
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6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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2%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
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5%synergy
Valakut Exploration
7.5%inclusion27 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Split
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6%synergy
Food Chain
6.9%inclusion25 decks360 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion25 decks360 decks
2%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
6.7%inclusion24 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Loading Zone
6.6%inclusion22 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.4%inclusion23 decks360 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.1%inclusion22 decks360 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.1%inclusion22 decks360 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion22 decks360 decks
-9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.1%inclusion22 decks360 decks
-11%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Druid Class
5.3%inclusion19 decks360 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
11%inclusion39 decks360 decks
7%synergy
Lord Windgrace
9.4%inclusion34 decks360 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.4%inclusion23 decks360 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion140 decks360 decks
30%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
38%inclusion135 decks360 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion124 decks360 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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9%synergy
Strip Mine
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23%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
24%inclusion82 decks339 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Field
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22%synergy
Shifting Woodland
14%inclusion50 decks360 decks
7%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
14%inclusion46 decks335 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion49 decks360 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion47 decks360 decks
6%synergy
Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion24 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Swarmyard
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11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
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9%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion41 decks360 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion41 decks360 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion40 decks360 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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0%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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4%synergy
High Market
7.5%inclusion27 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Vault
7.5%inclusion27 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.4%inclusion23 decks360 decks
4%synergy
Crystal Vein
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5%synergy
Vesuva
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4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
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4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.1%inclusion29 decks360 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.2%inclusion26 decks360 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion25 decks360 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
6.1%inclusion22 decks360 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.8%inclusion21 decks360 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.8%inclusion21 decks360 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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13%synergy
Zagoth Triome
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44%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
64%inclusion232 decks360 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
64%inclusion230 decks360 decks
53%synergy
Stomping Ground
64%inclusion230 decks360 decks
23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
63%inclusion226 decks360 decks
22%synergy
Indatha Triome
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Wooded Foothills
61%inclusion218 decks360 decks
50%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion210 decks360 decks
20%synergy
Ketria Triome
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
54%inclusion195 decks360 decks
27%synergy
Fabled Passage
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45%synergy
Temple Garden
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11%synergy
Godless Shrine
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9%synergy
Breeding Pool
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Cinder Glade
38%inclusion136 decks360 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion133 decks360 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
34%inclusion122 decks360 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion120 decks360 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion117 decks360 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-9%synergy
Vernal Fen
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18%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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19%synergy
Bayou
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10%synergy
Twisted Landscape
23%inclusion81 decks360 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
23%inclusion81 decks360 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion79 decks360 decks
10%synergy
Taiga
22%inclusion79 decks360 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion77 decks360 decks
10%synergy
Savage Lands
21%inclusion76 decks360 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
21%inclusion76 decks360 decks
-11%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion74 decks360 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion72 decks360 decks
8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
19%inclusion69 decks360 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
19%inclusion68 decks360 decks
-5%synergy
Commercial District
18%inclusion65 decks360 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion63 decks360 decks
2%synergy
Spire Garden
18%inclusion63 decks360 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion62 decks360 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion62 decks360 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion59 decks360 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
16%inclusion57 decks360 decks
-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion56 decks360 decks
-19%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
15%inclusion54 decks360 decks
13%synergy
Rootbound Crag
14%inclusion52 decks360 decks
-14%synergy
Karplusan Forest
13%inclusion47 decks360 decks
-7%synergy
Rockfall Vale
13%inclusion47 decks360 decks
-8%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion46 decks360 decks
11%synergy