Celes, Rune Knight
Thermopod

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield (Persist Creature without a -1/-1 counter on it on the battlefield).

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Thermopod by sacrificing the persist creature, adding .
2
When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3
When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite red mana
Celes, Rune Knight
1.6%inclusion114 decks7.26K decks
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66%synergy
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63%synergy
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-4%synergy
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11%synergy
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37%synergy
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29%synergy
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25%synergy
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-13%synergy
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12%synergy
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3%synergy
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-16%synergy
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-3%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
Enchantments
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40%synergy
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35%synergy
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26%synergy
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17%synergy
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12%synergy
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-4%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
Necromancy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Thran Vigil
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6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
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0%synergy
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-1%synergy
Utility Lands
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-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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8%synergy
High Market
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13%synergy
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-15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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-1%synergy
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3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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-4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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14%synergy
Sol Ring
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-9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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35%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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15%synergy
Boros Signet
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20%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
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18%synergy
Crowded Crypt
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28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-12%synergy
Lands
Stomping Ground
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59%synergy
Command Tower
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13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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26%synergy
Nomad Outpost
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25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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10%synergy
Battlefield Forge
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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6%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Sacred Foundry
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Godless Shrine
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-8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Shattered Landscape
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
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12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Triumph
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Savai Triome
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-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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8%synergy
Temple of Malice
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7%synergy
Luxury Suite
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-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Sundown Pass
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Spectator Seating
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Graven Cairns
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
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3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
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13%synergy
Desolate Mire
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8%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy