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
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Celes, Rune Knight
9.1%inclusion692 decks7.63K decks
Terra, Herald of Hope
1.1%inclusion122 decks11.4K decks
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1.0%inclusion30 decks3.01K decks
Dihada, Binder of Wills
0.3%inclusion16 decks5.90K decks
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
0.9%inclusion11 decks1.29K decks
Kenrith, the Returned King
0.0%inclusion6 decks15.7K decks
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
0.1%inclusion4 decks4.69K decks
Edgar Markov
0.0%inclusion3 decks27.2K decks
Zurgo Stormrender
0.0%inclusion2 decks14.7K decks
Queen Marchesa
0.0%inclusion2 decks9.17K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Tana, the Bloodsower
0.4%inclusion2 decks480 decks
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
0.0%inclusion1 decks16.5K decks
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.96K decks
Extus, Oriq Overlord
0.0%inclusion1 decks3.70K decks
Squall, Gunblade Duelist
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.10K decks
Sophina, Spearsage Deserter // Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
0.3%inclusion1 decks373 decks
Ravos, Soultender // Vial Smasher the Fierce
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.58K decks
New Cards
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
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-3%synergy
Slumbering Walker
3.9%inclusion6 decks152 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
69%inclusion625 decks900 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion617 decks900 decks
60%synergy
Putrid Goblin
60%inclusion539 decks900 decks
59%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
63%inclusion565 decks900 decks
57%synergy
Lesser Masticore
51%inclusion462 decks900 decks
51%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
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50%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion452 decks900 decks
46%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
45%inclusion409 decks900 decks
44%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
46%inclusion323 decks700 decks
43%synergy
Restless Apparition
40%inclusion362 decks900 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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1%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion527 decks900 decks
40%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
48%inclusion430 decks900 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion430 decks900 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion417 decks900 decks
30%synergy
Buried Alive
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32%synergy
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Gamble
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3%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.4%inclusion85 decks900 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
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-10%synergy
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27%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
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35%synergy
Safehold Elite
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36%synergy
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36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
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9%synergy
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35%inclusion319 decks900 decks
27%synergy
Mayhem Devil
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25%synergy
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30%inclusion268 decks900 decks
27%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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23%synergy
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27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
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2%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
Sun Titan
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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8%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
Instants
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33%synergy
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27%synergy
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20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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9%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
Reprieve
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9%synergy
Chaos Warp
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-18%synergy
Undying Malice
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10%synergy
Silence
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6%synergy
Parting Gust
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10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
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Deadly Rollick
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-3%synergy
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1%synergy
Despark
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Untimely Malfunction
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1%synergy
Demand Answers
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2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
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5%synergy
Soul Partition
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7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
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7%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-2%synergy
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Burnt Offering
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-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
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2%synergy
Bolt Bend
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2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.6%inclusion59 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
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-5%synergy
Pyroblast
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0%synergy
Akroma's Will
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-5%synergy
Sorceries
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0%synergy
Unearth
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32%synergy
Stitch Together
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30%synergy
Lively Dirge
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27%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
28%inclusion255 decks900 decks
9%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion246 decks900 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion186 decks900 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion162 decks900 decks
9%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion154 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion141 decks900 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion126 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion102 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion102 decks900 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion97 decks900 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion96 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
9.0%inclusion75 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Legions to Ashes
8.9%inclusion80 decks900 decks
8%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
8.7%inclusion78 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion78 decks900 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
8.6%inclusion77 decks900 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.2%inclusion74 decks900 decks
7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
8.1%inclusion73 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.1%inclusion73 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.9%inclusion71 decks900 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
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6%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.7%inclusion60 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.7%inclusion60 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.6%inclusion59 decks900 decks
-5%synergy
Snort
6.0%inclusion50 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.6%inclusion50 decks900 decks
-11%synergy
Helping Hand
5.3%inclusion48 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion47 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.1%inclusion46 decks900 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion339 decks900 decks
31%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion299 decks900 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion224 decks900 decks
-2%synergy
Blasting Station
22%inclusion198 decks900 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion189 decks900 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Down
17%inclusion140 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion139 decks900 decks
-9%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion114 decks900 decks
12%synergy
Key to the City
12%inclusion108 decks900 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion100 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.8%inclusion70 decks900 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion67 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.2%inclusion65 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.9%inclusion53 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Impact Tremors
32%inclusion287 decks900 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion246 decks900 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion185 decks900 decks
14%synergy
Thran Vigil
16%inclusion141 decks900 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion123 decks900 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion119 decks900 decks
-2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
13%inclusion114 decks900 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion103 decks900 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
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-12%synergy
Warleader's Call
7.8%inclusion70 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Smile at Death
7.1%inclusion64 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.8%inclusion61 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion61 decks900 decks
-5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.2%inclusion56 decks900 decks
1%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.8%inclusion52 decks900 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion52 decks900 decks
1%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.4%inclusion47 decks869 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.3%inclusion48 decks900 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
5.6%inclusion50 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion214 decks900 decks
4%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion195 decks900 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion177 decks900 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion135 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion92 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.7%inclusion78 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.3%inclusion66 decks900 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion61 decks900 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.8%inclusion47 decks808 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.4%inclusion49 decks900 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion788 decks900 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion758 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
62%inclusion562 decks900 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion546 decks900 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion475 decks900 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion332 decks900 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion244 decks900 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion221 decks900 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion187 decks900 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion151 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion110 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.8%inclusion61 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.6%inclusion59 decks900 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion843 decks900 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion631 decks900 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion603 decks900 decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion590 decks900 decks
31%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
64%inclusion574 decks900 decks
29%synergy
Battlefield Forge
61%inclusion546 decks900 decks
32%synergy
Nomad Outpost
60%inclusion541 decks900 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
55%inclusion491 decks900 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion453 decks900 decks
17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion428 decks900 decks
18%synergy
Temple Garden
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Stomping Ground
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion396 decks900 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion381 decks900 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion362 decks900 decks
-1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
40%inclusion356 decks900 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion348 decks900 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
36%inclusion320 decks900 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion318 decks900 decks
-2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion316 decks900 decks
23%synergy
Graven Cairns
34%inclusion303 decks900 decks
24%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion295 decks900 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion261 decks900 decks
18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion256 decks900 decks
16%synergy
Spire Garden
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Savai Triome
27%inclusion243 decks900 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion238 decks900 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion234 decks900 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion226 decks900 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion215 decks900 decks
3%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
24%inclusion214 decks900 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion201 decks900 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion198 decks900 decks
-2%synergy
Spectator Seating
22%inclusion196 decks900 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion177 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Landscape
19%inclusion175 decks900 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion174 decks900 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion150 decks900 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion148 decks900 decks
12%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion143 decks900 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion140 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Elegant Parlor
15%inclusion135 decks900 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion131 decks900 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Peaks
14%inclusion129 decks900 decks
10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion128 decks900 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion124 decks900 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion122 decks900 decks
5%synergy