Celes, Rune Knight
Woe Strider

   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 Woe Strider 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 Woe Strider ability.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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11%synergy
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High Synergy Cards
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3%synergy
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-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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1%synergy
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21%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
Enchantments
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
Warleader's Call
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2%synergy
Teleportation Circle
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3%synergy
Smile at Death
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4%synergy
Utility Lands
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29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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Vault of the Archangel
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-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-24%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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19%synergy
Sol Ring
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2%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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42%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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35%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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5%synergy
Mind Stone
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13%synergy
Boros Signet
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7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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3%synergy
Lotus Petal
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-1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
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4%synergy
Lands
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18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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32%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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34%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
65%inclusion509 decks782 decks
30%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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29%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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32%synergy
Nomad Outpost
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32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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18%synergy
Fetid Heath
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35%synergy
Rugged Prairie
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33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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21%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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13%synergy
Graven Cairns
41%inclusion321 decks782 decks
31%synergy
Godless Shrine
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-1%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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2%synergy
Blood Crypt
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0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
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23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
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19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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21%synergy
Desolate Mire
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24%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
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17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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9%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
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22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion222 decks782 decks
17%synergy
Savai Triome
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4%synergy
Arid Mesa
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17%synergy
Marsh Flats
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16%synergy
Vault of Champions
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-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
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-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
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16%synergy
Spectator Seating
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-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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5%synergy
Shattered Landscape
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12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
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15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
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7%synergy
Raucous Theater
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7%synergy
Sacred Peaks
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13%synergy
Sundown Pass
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2%synergy
Demolition Field
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14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion132 decks782 decks
0%synergy
Geothermal Bog
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13%synergy
Temple of Silence
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-1%synergy
Elegant Parlor
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8%synergy
Temple of Triumph
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-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion111 decks782 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
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3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion98 decks782 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion98 decks782 decks
0%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
12%inclusion91 decks782 decks
4%synergy