Umbral Collar Zealot
Obstinate Gargoyle
Hardened Academic

   Prerequisites

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

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Obstinate Gargoyle.
2
When Obstinate Gargoyle dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3
Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Obstinate Gargoyle.
4
Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite surveil
Celes, Rune Knight
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Utility Artifacts
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7%synergy
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Enchantments
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13%synergy
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Planeswalkers
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6%synergy
Artifacts
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3%synergy
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-12%synergy
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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5%synergy
Ark of Hunger
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39%synergy
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34%synergy
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31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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17%synergy
Mind Stone
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9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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-15%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
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13%synergy
Boros Signet
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-14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-15%synergy
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-23%synergy
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7%synergy
Phoenix Down
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6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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-2%synergy
Skullclamp
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-20%synergy
Altar of the Brood
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6%synergy
Monument to Endurance
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6%synergy
The Soul Stone
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4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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-7%synergy
High Market
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17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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7%synergy
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-9%synergy
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6%synergy
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-10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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8%synergy
Multiversal Passage
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5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
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-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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3%synergy
Sol Ring
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-12%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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7%synergy
Mind Stone
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9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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-15%synergy
Boros Signet
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-14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
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4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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-3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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15%synergy
Nomad Outpost
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7%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
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9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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11%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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7%synergy
Blood Crypt
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1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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2%synergy
Godless Shrine
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-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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12%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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-11%synergy
Sundown Pass
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11%synergy
Fetid Heath
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9%synergy
Rugged Prairie
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11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-10%synergy
Shattered Landscape
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7%synergy
Savai Triome
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-11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
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14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
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13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
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8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-6%synergy
Vault of Champions
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-13%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
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8%synergy
Luxury Suite
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-14%synergy
Spectator Seating
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
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-16%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Summit
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Elegant Parlor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
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3%synergy
Temple of Silence
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-9%synergy
Starting Town
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8%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
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4%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy