Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Ashnod's Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You control at least two additional nontoken creatures, one of which has a coin counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
2
When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
3
Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
4
Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
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Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
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Instants
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4%synergy
Day of Judgment
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4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
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3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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31%synergy
Skullclamp
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17%synergy
Panharmonicon
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24%synergy
Lithoform Engine
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25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
19%inclusion84 decks446 decks
15%synergy
Fractal Harness
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
The Great Henge
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
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15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-10%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion51 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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6%synergy
Helm of the Host
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6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
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4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
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2%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
39%inclusion173 decks446 decks
35%synergy
Land Tax
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21%synergy
Debtors' Knell
24%inclusion109 decks446 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
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15%synergy
Black Market Connections
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11%synergy
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22%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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7%synergy
Hunting Grounds
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
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13%synergy
Blind Obedience
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12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion58 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion49 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion45 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
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7%synergy
Grave Betrayal
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8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
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6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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1%synergy
Together Forever
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6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
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2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
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5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
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4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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1%synergy
Spirit-Sister's Call
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5%synergy
Monologue Tax
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3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
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2%synergy
Planeswalkers
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12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
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8%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
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52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion215 decks446 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion182 decks446 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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4%synergy
High Market
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31%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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18%synergy
Gavony Township
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
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13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion62 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion62 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion59 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion53 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion53 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
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8%synergy
Urza's Saga
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1%synergy
War Room
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.4%inclusion33 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.4%inclusion33 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion32 decks446 decks
-13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.5%inclusion29 decks446 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.6%inclusion25 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
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2%synergy
Minas Tirith
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-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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8%synergy
Arcane Signet
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17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
65%inclusion288 decks446 decks
42%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion262 decks446 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion167 decks446 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion150 decks446 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion114 decks446 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion83 decks446 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
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12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion56 decks446 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion39 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion30 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion25 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Lands
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17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion333 decks446 decks
41%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion279 decks446 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Field
59%inclusion262 decks446 decks
46%synergy
Caves of Koilos
57%inclusion253 decks446 decks
28%synergy
Temple Garden
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
52%inclusion230 decks446 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion221 decks446 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
49%inclusion218 decks446 decks
35%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
48%inclusion216 decks446 decks
33%synergy
Indatha Triome
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Triome
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion196 decks446 decks
27%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
42%inclusion187 decks446 decks
30%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Savai Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
34%inclusion151 decks446 decks
23%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion147 decks446 decks
25%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion129 decks446 decks
13%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
27%inclusion90 decks331 decks
19%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion118 decks446 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion110 decks446 decks
-12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion106 decks446 decks
15%synergy
Lush Portico
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Raffine's Tower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion90 decks446 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion86 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion83 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Brushland
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-15%synergy
Canopy Vista
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-18%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion73 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion62 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion53 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion51 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion43 decks446 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.2%inclusion32 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.1%inclusion27 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion25 decks446 decks
-17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.4%inclusion24 decks446 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.2%inclusion23 decks446 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion23 decks446 decks
-6%synergy