Marrow-Gnawer
Ashnod's Altar
Sword of the Paruns

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Sword of Paruns attached to Marrow-Gnawer. Marrow-Gnawer does not have summoning sickness. You control at least three additional Rats.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Marrow-Gnawer by tapping it and sacrificing another Rat, creating at least three 1/1 Rat creature tokens.
2
Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing two Rat tokens, adding .
3
Activate Sword of Paruns by paying 3, untapping Marrow-Gnawer.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce

  Combo Metadata

264
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OF 4983555 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 9722
MOST PLAYED OF 62729 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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26%synergy
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22%synergy
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16%synergy
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33%synergy
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26%synergy
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26%synergy
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25%synergy
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25%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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6%synergy
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23%synergy
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19%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-54%synergy
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11%synergy
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17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
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11%synergy
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5%synergy
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12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
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