Celes, Rune Knight
Phantom Train

   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 Phantom Train 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 Phantom Train 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
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1%synergy
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71%synergy
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71%synergy
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67%synergy
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61%synergy
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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26%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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4%synergy
Impact Tremors
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1%synergy
Animate Dead
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Ripples of Undeath
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Artifacts
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8%synergy
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49%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion254 decks392 decks
38%synergy
Phoenix Down
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58%synergy
Key to the City
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56%synergy
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56%inclusion220 decks392 decks
56%synergy
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion185 decks392 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion152 decks392 decks
25%synergy
Coin of Fate
37%inclusion145 decks392 decks
37%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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26%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
18%inclusion70 decks392 decks
-9%synergy
Ark of Hunger
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion43 decks392 decks
-14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion41 decks392 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-13%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
7.1%inclusion28 decks392 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion28 decks392 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
6.9%inclusion27 decks392 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-16%synergy
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3%synergy
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6%synergy
Blasting Station
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5%synergy
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-13%synergy
The Fire Crystal
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1%synergy
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69%inclusion271 decks392 decks
49%synergy
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38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
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14%inclusion55 decks384 decks
11%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
8.9%inclusion34 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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21%synergy
Sol Ring
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8%synergy
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73%inclusion287 decks392 decks
49%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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46%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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36%synergy
Mind Stone
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25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
18%inclusion70 decks392 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.4%inclusion29 decks392 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
6.9%inclusion27 decks392 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-16%synergy
Boros Signet
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-13%synergy
Lands
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23%synergy
Nomad Outpost
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58%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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51%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
84%inclusion329 decks392 decks
49%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
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43%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
78%inclusion306 decks392 decks
44%synergy
Fetid Heath
78%inclusion305 decks392 decks
63%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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41%synergy
Graven Cairns
76%inclusion298 decks392 decks
66%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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52%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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52%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
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58%synergy
Rugged Prairie
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56%synergy
Battlefield Forge
71%inclusion278 decks392 decks
41%synergy
Desolate Mire
68%inclusion266 decks392 decks
61%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
68%inclusion266 decks392 decks
55%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
68%inclusion266 decks392 decks
55%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
65%inclusion256 decks392 decks
51%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
65%inclusion254 decks392 decks
57%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion229 decks392 decks
38%synergy
Sacred Peaks
57%inclusion224 decks392 decks
53%synergy
Geothermal Bog
57%inclusion223 decks392 decks
54%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
53%inclusion209 decks392 decks
49%synergy
Demolition Field
52%inclusion204 decks392 decks
49%synergy
Ash Barrens
50%inclusion195 decks392 decks
45%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
5%synergy
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25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
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25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
The World Tree
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Indatha Triome
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Treno, Dark City
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Windurst, Federation Center
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
17%inclusion66 decks386 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
16%inclusion63 decks392 decks
-26%synergy
Blood Crypt
15%inclusion57 decks392 decks
-24%synergy
Sacred Foundry
14%inclusion54 decks392 decks
-24%synergy
Caves of Koilos
12%inclusion47 decks392 decks
-17%synergy
Savai Triome
10%inclusion38 decks392 decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.9%inclusion35 decks392 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.9%inclusion35 decks392 decks
-2%synergy
Starting Town
8.7%inclusion34 decks392 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.2%inclusion32 decks392 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Landscape
7.9%inclusion31 decks392 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
7.4%inclusion29 decks392 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
7.4%inclusion29 decks392 decks
-16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
7.1%inclusion28 decks392 decks
-9%synergy