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
7.7%inclusion153 decks1.98K decks
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
0.5%inclusion10 decks2.12K decks
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
0.0%inclusion2 decks16.2K decks
Teysa Karlov
0.0%inclusion2 decks18.9K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.0%inclusion2 decks6.30K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.1%inclusion2 decks3.90K decks
Shadrix Silverquill
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.72K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.09K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.97K decks
The Wandering Minstrel
0.0%inclusion1 decks12K decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.16K decks
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.68K decks
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Prava of the Steel Legion
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
Kathril, Aspect Warper
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.65K decks
Myrkul, Lord of Bones
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.08K decks
Triad of Fates
0.3%inclusion1 decks380 decks
Athreos, God of Passage
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.88K decks
Child of Alara
0.0%inclusion1 decks8.57K decks
New Cards
Toph, the First Metalbender
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion138 decks184 decks
68%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion124 decks184 decks
59%synergy
The Ozolith
59%inclusion109 decks184 decks
56%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
56%inclusion85 decks152 decks
55%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
66%inclusion122 decks184 decks
53%synergy
Strionic Resonator
55%inclusion102 decks184 decks
53%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
53%inclusion97 decks184 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion102 decks184 decks
46%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
49%inclusion90 decks184 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion98 decks184 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion140 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion125 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Damn
57%inclusion104 decks184 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
49%inclusion91 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion88 decks184 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion83 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
45%inclusion82 decks184 decks
42%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
43%inclusion79 decks184 decks
40%synergy
Despark
42%inclusion78 decks184 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Worldly Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion87 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion86 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion65 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion46 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion77 decks184 decks
35%synergy
Ashen Rider
41%inclusion76 decks184 decks
40%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion72 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion70 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Kathril, Aspect Warper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Bassara Tower Archer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Questing Beast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Devoted Druid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
33%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Karmic Guide
36%inclusion67 decks184 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
36%inclusion67 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
35%inclusion65 decks184 decks
33%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
33%inclusion60 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
28%inclusion52 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
27%inclusion49 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Teysa Karlov
27%inclusion49 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Grim Haruspex
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion45 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
24%inclusion44 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
24%inclusion44 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Spirited Companion
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion37 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Feeder
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion32 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Charming Prince
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Bondwarden
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Knight
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion58 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Village Rites
31%inclusion57 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion44 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Utter End
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Ephemerate
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Final Showdown
5.1%inclusion9 decks177 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
39%inclusion72 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Farewell
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
33%inclusion61 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion52 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Wrath of God
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion49 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion37 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
1%synergy
End Hostilities
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion55 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
24%synergy
Panharmonicon
23%inclusion43 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Lithoform Engine
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
-15%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
-14%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion73 decks184 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
34%inclusion62 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion62 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Land Tax
29%inclusion54 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
25%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion39 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion32 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
3%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
8%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
45%inclusion82 decks184 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion79 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
40%inclusion74 decks184 decks
30%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion69 decks184 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion60 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion45 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion37 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
-14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion162 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion158 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion109 decks184 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion102 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion58 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion57 decks184 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion164 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion138 decks184 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion130 decks184 decks
37%synergy
Vault of Champions
68%inclusion125 decks184 decks
44%synergy
Indatha Triome
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Temple Garden
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Zagoth Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
55%inclusion101 decks184 decks
44%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
54%inclusion100 decks184 decks
39%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion94 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion84 decks184 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
44%inclusion81 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion81 decks184 decks
29%synergy
Scrubland
40%inclusion74 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
39%inclusion72 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion69 decks183 decks
27%synergy
Lush Portico
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Underground Mortuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Silence
35%inclusion65 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion52 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
-15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion27 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
-7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
1%synergy