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
8.5%inclusion177 decks2.08K decks
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
0.4%inclusion10 decks2.33K decks
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
0.0%inclusion2 decks16.6K decks
Teysa Karlov
0.0%inclusion2 decks19.9K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.0%inclusion2 decks5.45K decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.55K decks
Shadrix Silverquill
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.13K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion1 decks9.15K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.93K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.51K decks
The Wandering Minstrel
0.0%inclusion1 decks15.5K decks
Edgar Markov
0.0%inclusion1 decks44.9K decks
Shay Cormac
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.90K decks
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.94K decks
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Prava of the Steel Legion
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
Ratadrabik of Urborg
0.0%inclusion1 decks5.99K decks
Kathril, Aspect Warper
0.0%inclusion1 decks4.01K decks
Myrkul, Lord of Bones
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.35K decks
New Cards
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100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Grave Researcher
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
74%inclusion156 decks211 decks
68%synergy
The Ozolith
60%inclusion127 decks211 decks
57%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
57%inclusion108 decks189 decks
56%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
64%inclusion136 decks211 decks
56%synergy
Strionic Resonator
58%inclusion123 decks211 decks
56%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
53%inclusion111 decks211 decks
52%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
62%inclusion131 decks211 decks
50%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
50%inclusion106 decks211 decks
47%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion118 decks211 decks
47%synergy
Nesting Grounds
49%inclusion103 decks211 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion160 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion143 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Damn
58%inclusion122 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion101 decks211 decks
40%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
48%inclusion101 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion96 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
44%inclusion93 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
44%inclusion93 decks211 decks
37%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
43%inclusion91 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
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26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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26%synergy
Worldly Tutor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Farewell
37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
27%inclusion57 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion43 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
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39%inclusion83 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion83 decks211 decks
28%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
38%inclusion81 decks211 decks
37%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion80 decks211 decks
34%synergy
Esper Sentinel
36%inclusion77 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Karmic Guide
36%inclusion75 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Sun Titan
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
35%inclusion73 decks211 decks
28%synergy
Kathril, Aspect Warper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Bassara Tower Archer
33%inclusion3 decks9 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
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33%inclusion70 decks211 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion66 decks204 decks
27%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
32%inclusion68 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
28%inclusion59 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
28%inclusion59 decks211 decks
25%synergy
Teysa Karlov
28%inclusion59 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
27%inclusion58 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
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22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
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20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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17%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
25%inclusion53 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
25%inclusion52 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion52 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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17%synergy
Grim Haruspex
24%inclusion50 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Spirited Companion
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17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion36 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Charming Prince
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Corpse Knight
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Bondwarden
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
14%synergy
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7%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Diviner
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11%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
10%synergy
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13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Despark
41%inclusion86 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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18%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
21%synergy
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16%synergy
Mortify
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13%synergy
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1%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
Ephemerate
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10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
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11%synergy
Utter End
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Entomb
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3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-3%synergy
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5%synergy
Cloudshift
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3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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2%synergy
Stinging Study
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5%synergy
Sorceries
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37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
34%inclusion72 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Wrath of God
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
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17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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8%synergy
Austere Command
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12%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
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10%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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6%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
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7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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3%synergy
Buried Alive
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2%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Seminar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
29%inclusion62 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion56 decks211 decks
24%synergy
Panharmonicon
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Lithoform Engine
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion36 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
-14%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
-14%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Helm of the Host
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion89 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion69 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion63 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion63 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Land Tax
29%inclusion62 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Grave Pact
24%inclusion51 decks211 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Debtors' Knell
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Teleportation Circle
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.8%inclusion11 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
9%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion109 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion87 decks211 decks
32%synergy
High Market
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion56 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
2%synergy
War Room
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion187 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion177 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
56%inclusion119 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion118 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion65 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion61 decks211 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion190 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Godless Shrine
74%inclusion156 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion150 decks211 decks
37%synergy
Vault of Champions
67%inclusion141 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Savai Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Zagoth Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Indatha Triome
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Temple Garden
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
55%inclusion115 decks211 decks
39%synergy
Marsh Flats
53%inclusion112 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion105 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion97 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
45%inclusion96 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
28%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion65 decks168 decks
30%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
38%inclusion80 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Scrubland
37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Silence
34%inclusion72 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Lush Portico
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Underground Mortuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion61 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
-6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.9%inclusion14 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
-2%synergy