Preston, the Vanisher
Ashnod's Altar
Chord of Calling
Karmic Guide

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Preston and Ashnod's Altar on the battlefield.
Chord of Calling and Karmic Guide in hand.
5 at most available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Chord of Calling by paying at most 5, searching your library for Karmic Guide and putting it onto the battlefield.
2
When Karmic Guide enters, it and Preston trigger.
3
Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning an applicable target from your graveyard to the battlefield.
4
Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
5
Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
6
When the Karmic Guide token enters, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
7
Repeat from step 2.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard
Infinite sacrifice triggers
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New Cards
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Shared Roots
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
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53%synergy
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Top Cards
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Game Changers
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22%synergy
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Sorceries
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Utility Artifacts
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Enchantments
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25%synergy
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13%synergy
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Gift of Immortality
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9%synergy
Earthcraft
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9%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
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Battles
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13%synergy
Planeswalkers
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19%synergy
Utility Lands
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43%synergy
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19%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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19%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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10%synergy
Strip Mine
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14%synergy
Emergence Zone
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10%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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8%synergy
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13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Winding Canyons
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Unity
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Selesnya Signet
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Mana Crypt
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
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8%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Azorius Chancery
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Indatha Triome
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
72%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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63%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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59%synergy
Godless Shrine
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59%synergy
Command Tower
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23%synergy
Temple Garden
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48%synergy
Stomping Ground
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39%synergy
Windswept Heath
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63%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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39%synergy
Plateau
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48%synergy
Taiga
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47%synergy
Spire Garden
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38%synergy
Spectator Seating
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37%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
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31%synergy
Misty Rainforest
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Savannah
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39%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Horizon Canopy
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Arid Mesa
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Marsh Flats
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34%synergy
Wooded Foothills
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Brushland
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Canopy Vista
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lush Portico
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
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18%synergy
Hushwood Verge
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14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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14%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Bastion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Razorverge Thicket
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Scattered Groves
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2%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
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-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Fortified Village
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy