Celes, Rune Knight
Bartolomé del Presidio

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield (Persist Creature without a -1/-1 counter on it on the battlefield).

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the persist creature.
2
When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3
When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4
Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Celes, Rune Knight
8.9%inclusion628 decks7.08K decks
Terra, Herald of Hope
1.0%inclusion108 decks10.3K decks
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1.0%inclusion29 decks2.81K decks
Dihada, Binder of Wills
0.3%inclusion16 decks5.50K decks
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
0.8%inclusion10 decks1.22K decks
Kenrith, the Returned King
0.0%inclusion5 decks14.4K decks
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
0.1%inclusion4 decks4.31K decks
Edgar Markov
0.0%inclusion3 decks25.1K decks
Zurgo Stormrender
0.0%inclusion2 decks13.8K decks
Queen Marchesa
0.0%inclusion2 decks8.38K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Tana, the Bloodsower
0.4%inclusion2 decks445 decks
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
0.0%inclusion1 decks14.9K decks
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.83K decks
Extus, Oriq Overlord
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.40K decks
Squall, Gunblade Duelist
0.1%inclusion1 decks824 decks
Ravos, Soultender // Vial Smasher the Fierce
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.01K decks
Megatron, Tyrant
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.43K decks
New Cards
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
3.2%inclusion8 decks249 decks
2%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
2.9%inclusion11 decks381 decks
3%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
2.5%inclusion6 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.1%inclusion11 decks515 decks
-3%synergy
Desperate Plea
2.0%inclusion5 decks246 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
70%inclusion571 decks818 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion564 decks818 decks
61%synergy
Putrid Goblin
60%inclusion494 decks818 decks
60%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
63%inclusion514 decks818 decks
57%synergy
Lesser Masticore
52%inclusion425 decks818 decks
52%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
50%inclusion410 decks818 decks
50%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion413 decks818 decks
46%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
45%inclusion369 decks818 decks
44%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
44%inclusion269 decks614 decks
41%synergy
Safehold Elite
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion516 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion478 decks818 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion393 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
47%inclusion384 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion383 decks818 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion365 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Buried Alive
44%inclusion364 decks818 decks
38%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
42%inclusion347 decks818 decks
35%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
42%inclusion341 decks818 decks
38%synergy
Kitchen Finks
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion123 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion101 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion98 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.9%inclusion73 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Teferi's Protection
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
5.5%inclusion45 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Restless Apparition
40%inclusion326 decks818 decks
40%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
39%inclusion320 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion319 decks818 decks
27%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion292 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion286 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion261 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Rendclaw Trow
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion243 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
29%inclusion240 decks818 decks
27%synergy
Anger
29%inclusion235 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
27%inclusion224 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
26%inclusion212 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
26%inclusion212 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion211 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion211 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
25%inclusion204 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Karmic Guide
24%inclusion195 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
23%inclusion191 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
21%inclusion168 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion168 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion157 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion155 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion147 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
18%inclusion134 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
18%inclusion132 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
18%inclusion132 decks749 decks
16%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
17%inclusion125 decks734 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion135 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
16%inclusion132 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion125 decks818 decks
11%synergy
The Warring Triad
15%inclusion114 decks749 decks
15%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
15%inclusion122 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
15%inclusion112 decks751 decks
13%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
14%inclusion106 decks750 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion113 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion112 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion107 decks789 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion109 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion99 decks753 decks
11%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
13%inclusion103 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
12%inclusion102 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
12%inclusion100 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
12%inclusion89 decks749 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion96 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion96 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
12%inclusion87 decks750 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
38%inclusion307 decks818 decks
34%synergy
Ephemerate
33%inclusion273 decks818 decks
27%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
27%inclusion217 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion216 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
25%inclusion203 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion189 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion188 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Laughing Mad
22%inclusion167 decks749 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion171 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
19%inclusion158 decks818 decks
18%synergy
First Day of Class
17%inclusion138 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion136 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron Haze
15%inclusion123 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion119 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion119 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Crackling Doom
14%inclusion113 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion112 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion110 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion107 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion107 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion105 decks818 decks
-17%synergy
Silence
12%inclusion99 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion94 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion82 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion80 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Despark
9.4%inclusion77 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.4%inclusion77 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.9%inclusion73 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion73 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
8.6%inclusion70 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Partition
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
7.2%inclusion59 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Boros Charm
7.2%inclusion59 decks818 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
-8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
6.5%inclusion53 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.4%inclusion52 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
5.6%inclusion46 decks818 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
36%inclusion291 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Stitch Together
31%inclusion251 decks818 decks
29%synergy
Lively Dirge
30%inclusion243 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
29%inclusion237 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion224 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion176 decks818 decks
-12%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion142 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion141 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion130 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion114 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion91 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion85 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
10%inclusion72 decks749 decks
9%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
8.8%inclusion72 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Legions to Ashes
8.6%inclusion70 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.6%inclusion70 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.4%inclusion69 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.3%inclusion68 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.2%inclusion59 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.5%inclusion53 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
-11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion46 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Snort
5.5%inclusion41 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion317 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion271 decks818 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion199 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Blasting Station
23%inclusion185 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion171 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Down
17%inclusion131 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion124 decks818 decks
-10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion105 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Key to the City
12%inclusion101 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
32%inclusion260 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion225 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion170 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Thran Vigil
16%inclusion127 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion106 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
13%inclusion105 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion102 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion83 decks818 decks
-12%synergy
Smile at Death
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Warleader's Call
7.2%inclusion59 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.5%inclusion53 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.4%inclusion52 decks818 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.5%inclusion43 decks787 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.1%inclusion42 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
5.6%inclusion46 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion185 decks818 decks
2%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion167 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion160 decks818 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion118 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion82 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.8%inclusion72 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
-22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion56 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.8%inclusion42 decks724 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion46 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion725 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion688 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
63%inclusion514 decks818 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion501 decks818 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion440 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion310 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
28%inclusion229 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion207 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion178 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion142 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion101 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.4%inclusion52 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion768 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion578 decks818 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion552 decks818 decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion540 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
65%inclusion528 decks818 decks
30%synergy
Battlefield Forge
61%inclusion500 decks818 decks
33%synergy
Nomad Outpost
61%inclusion497 decks818 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
54%inclusion441 decks818 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion414 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Stomping Ground
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion395 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion361 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion338 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion329 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion323 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
39%inclusion321 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
36%inclusion294 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion286 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion284 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion268 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion267 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Spire Garden
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion236 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion229 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
27%inclusion218 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion216 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion208 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion203 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion198 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
23%inclusion192 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Spectator Seating
22%inclusion176 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
21%inclusion174 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
21%inclusion174 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Landscape
21%inclusion169 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion165 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion160 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion133 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion123 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion122 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Elegant Parlor
15%inclusion120 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Peaks
14%inclusion117 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion115 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion113 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion109 decks818 decks
5%synergy