Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Bartolomé del Presidio

   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 Bartolomé del Presidio 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
Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
6
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
8.3%inclusion168 decks2.03K decks
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2.6%inclusion58 decks2.26K decks
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0.6%inclusion30 decks5.10K decks
Athreos, God of Passage
0.0%inclusion2 decks8.21K decks
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.0%inclusion2 decks6.40K decks
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Ratadrabik of Urborg
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Judge Magister Gabranth
0.2%inclusion1 decks448 decks
Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance
0.2%inclusion1 decks444 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks6.68K decks
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New Cards
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Continue?
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High Synergy Cards
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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43%synergy
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39%synergy
Top Cards
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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Instants
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Sorceries
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34%synergy
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21%synergy
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12%synergy
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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0%synergy
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2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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21%synergy
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14%synergy
Panharmonicon
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14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
-15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
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8%synergy
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8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Heroes' Podium
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7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
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6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.3%inclusion11 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
2%synergy
The Seriema
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4%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Andúril, Narsil Reforged
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4%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
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23%synergy
Black Market
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
Debtors' Knell
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17%synergy
Vampiric Rites
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14%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion44 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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8%synergy
Land Tax
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8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Finale
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
Grave Betrayal
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6%synergy
Life Insurance
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5%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
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4%synergy
Monologue Tax
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3%synergy
Noble Heritage
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
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9%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
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4%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
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2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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13%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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28%synergy
Nesting Grounds
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36%synergy
High Market
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26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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Phyrexian Tower
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17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion44 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
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7%synergy
Minas Tirith
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2%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion15 decks267 decks
3%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
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4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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16%synergy
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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41%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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31%synergy
Mind Stone
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15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion77 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion69 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion46 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Legends
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
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3%synergy
Lands
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16%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
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54%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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48%synergy
Isolated Chapel
74%inclusion203 decks275 decks
40%synergy
Tainted Field
65%inclusion180 decks275 decks
53%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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25%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion142 decks275 decks
38%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
50%inclusion138 decks275 decks
38%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion130 decks275 decks
30%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion120 decks275 decks
30%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion118 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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22%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion82 decks275 decks
-7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion81 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion76 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion53 decks223 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion65 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion56 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion54 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion53 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
-10%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
4%synergy