Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Phyrexian 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 Phyrexian 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 colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
8.6%inclusion174 decks2.03K decks
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
0.4%inclusion10 decks2.27K decks
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
0.0%inclusion2 decks16.4K decks
Teysa Karlov
0.0%inclusion2 decks19.5K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.0%inclusion2 decks5.15K decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.44K decks
Shadrix Silverquill
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.99K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion1 decks8.73K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.77K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.42K decks
The Wandering Minstrel
0.0%inclusion1 decks14.8K decks
Edgar Markov
0.0%inclusion1 decks43.9K decks
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.83K decks
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Prava of the Steel Legion
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
Ratadrabik of Urborg
0.0%inclusion1 decks5.95K decks
Kathril, Aspect Warper
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.98K decks
Myrkul, Lord of Bones
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.32K decks
Triad of Fates
0.3%inclusion1 decks395 decks
New Cards
Dream Beavers
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Hideout
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion155 decks207 decks
69%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
66%inclusion137 decks207 decks
58%synergy
The Ozolith
61%inclusion126 decks207 decks
57%synergy
Strionic Resonator
58%inclusion121 decks207 decks
56%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
56%inclusion103 decks184 decks
55%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
54%inclusion111 decks207 decks
53%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
62%inclusion129 decks207 decks
50%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
51%inclusion106 decks207 decks
48%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion117 decks207 decks
48%synergy
Nesting Grounds
49%inclusion101 decks207 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion160 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion140 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Damn
58%inclusion121 decks207 decks
43%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
48%inclusion99 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Viscera Seer
47%inclusion98 decks207 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion94 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
45%inclusion93 decks207 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
44%inclusion92 decks207 decks
37%synergy
Birds of Paradise
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
43%inclusion90 decks207 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion98 decks207 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion94 decks207 decks
26%synergy
Worldly Tutor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Farewell
38%inclusion79 decks207 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion68 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion59 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion42 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
40%inclusion83 decks207 decks
29%synergy
Ashen Rider
40%inclusion82 decks207 decks
39%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion82 decks207 decks
30%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
38%inclusion78 decks207 decks
36%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion78 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
37%inclusion77 decks207 decks
18%synergy
Sun Titan
36%inclusion74 decks207 decks
28%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
35%inclusion73 decks207 decks
28%synergy
Karmic Guide
35%inclusion72 decks207 decks
31%synergy
Kathril, Aspect Warper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Bassara Tower Archer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
33%inclusion69 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Questing Beast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Devoted Druid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion66 decks199 decks
28%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
33%inclusion68 decks207 decks
30%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
31%inclusion65 decks207 decks
18%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
29%inclusion59 decks207 decks
26%synergy
Teysa Karlov
29%inclusion59 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
28%inclusion58 decks207 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
28%inclusion58 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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18%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
25%inclusion52 decks207 decks
22%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion51 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
24%inclusion50 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion48 decks199 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
24%inclusion49 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion48 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
23%inclusion48 decks207 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
23%inclusion47 decks207 decks
18%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion46 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Spirited Companion
20%inclusion41 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion40 decks207 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion40 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
18%inclusion38 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion37 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
16%inclusion34 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Charming Prince
16%inclusion33 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Corpse Knight
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Diviner
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
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13%synergy
Enduring Bondwarden
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
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10%synergy
Instants
Despark
42%inclusion87 decks207 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion66 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion63 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
24%inclusion50 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion48 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion46 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Fracture
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13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
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11%synergy
Ephemerate
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9%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
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3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
-3%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Cloudshift
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
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5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
38%inclusion78 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
35%inclusion72 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Wrath of God
30%inclusion63 decks207 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion63 decks207 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion55 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion48 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion47 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion44 decks207 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion39 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
18%inclusion37 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion24 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion22 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion17 decks176 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion62 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Panharmonicon
24%inclusion49 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Lithoform Engine
23%inclusion47 decks207 decks
22%synergy
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion37 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion31 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
-14%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion24 decks207 decks
-13%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion23 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion22 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion20 decks207 decks
2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion85 decks207 decks
26%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion71 decks207 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion63 decks207 decks
26%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion62 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion62 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion51 decks207 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion46 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion45 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion35 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion34 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
9%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion109 decks207 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion88 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
42%inclusion87 decks207 decks
33%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion75 decks207 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion71 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion56 decks207 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion44 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion43 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion37 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion35 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion31 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
2%synergy
War Room
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
-14%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion183 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion175 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion117 decks207 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion117 decks207 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion63 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion59 decks207 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion22 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion187 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Godless Shrine
74%inclusion153 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion148 decks207 decks
38%synergy
Vault of Champions
67%inclusion138 decks207 decks
43%synergy
Savai Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Zagoth Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Indatha Triome
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Temple Garden
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
54%inclusion112 decks207 decks
39%synergy
Marsh Flats
53%inclusion110 decks207 decks
43%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion105 decks207 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
47%inclusion97 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion95 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
43%inclusion88 decks207 decks
28%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
39%inclusion80 decks207 decks
31%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
37%inclusion77 decks207 decks
27%synergy
Scrubland
37%inclusion77 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Silence
35%inclusion72 decks207 decks
18%synergy
Lush Portico
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Underground Mortuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion60 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion44 decks207 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion42 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion38 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion31 decks207 decks
-6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
-3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
3%synergy