Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Ashnod's Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You control at least two additional nontoken creatures, one of which has a coin counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
2
When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
3
Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
4
Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
17%inclusion336 decks1.95K decks
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
1.4%inclusion30 decks2.10K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.1%inclusion5 decks3.72K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.1%inclusion4 decks6.30K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.1%inclusion3 decks2.86K decks
Kathril, Aspect Warper
0.1%inclusion3 decks3.70K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion2 decks6.83K decks
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
0.0%inclusion2 decks16.1K decks
Athreos, God of Passage
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.82K decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.34K decks
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0.0%inclusion2 decks27.7K decks
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0.0%inclusion2 decks8.42K decks
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High Synergy Cards
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66%synergy
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66%synergy
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61%synergy
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39%synergy
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38%synergy
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36%synergy
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23%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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-4%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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26%synergy
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-4%synergy
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26%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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7%synergy
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-11%synergy
Night's Whisper
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7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
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8.3%inclusion34 decks412 decks
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Buried Alive
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2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion32 decks412 decks
3%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.3%inclusion26 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
5.8%inclusion24 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.6%inclusion23 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.3%inclusion22 decks412 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
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0%synergy
Day of Judgment
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3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
46%inclusion190 decks412 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion138 decks412 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
28%inclusion116 decks412 decks
17%synergy
Panharmonicon
27%inclusion113 decks412 decks
23%synergy
Lithoform Engine
22%inclusion92 decks412 decks
21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion79 decks412 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion76 decks412 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion74 decks412 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-10%synergy
Fractal Harness
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
The Great Henge
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-15%synergy
Jet Medallion
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6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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5%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.3%inclusion34 decks412 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.3%inclusion30 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.8%inclusion28 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
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4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
36%inclusion150 decks412 decks
32%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion105 decks412 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
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16%synergy
Fraying Sanity
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
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23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Debtors' Knell
23%inclusion93 decks412 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion82 decks412 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion75 decks412 decks
12%synergy
Hunting Grounds
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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5%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion63 decks412 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion55 decks412 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion54 decks412 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion52 decks412 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion51 decks412 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
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7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
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8%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.3%inclusion34 decks412 decks
3%synergy
Together Forever
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6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
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5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
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6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
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1%synergy
Spirit-Sister's Call
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6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.8%inclusion24 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
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5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.3%inclusion22 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
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13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
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6%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
51%inclusion209 decks412 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion194 decks412 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion163 decks412 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
37%inclusion152 decks412 decks
28%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion134 decks412 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion130 decks412 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29%inclusion119 decks412 decks
17%synergy
Gavony Township
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion109 decks412 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion65 decks412 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
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13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion52 decks412 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion51 decks412 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.2%inclusion38 decks412 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.2%inclusion38 decks412 decks
2%synergy
War Room
8.5%inclusion35 decks412 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.0%inclusion33 decks412 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
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5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion33 decks412 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.0%inclusion29 decks412 decks
0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.8%inclusion28 decks412 decks
2%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.8%inclusion24 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.6%inclusion23 decks412 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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8%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion365 decks412 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion264 decks412 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion247 decks412 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion158 decks412 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion135 decks412 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion103 decks412 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion68 decks412 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion53 decks412 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.0%inclusion37 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.6%inclusion27 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.1%inclusion25 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion23 decks412 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion299 decks412 decks
40%synergy
Godless Shrine
61%inclusion250 decks412 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion233 decks412 decks
43%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion231 decks412 decks
27%synergy
Vault of Champions
50%inclusion208 decks412 decks
26%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion199 decks412 decks
33%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion190 decks412 decks
33%synergy
Zagoth Triome
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Breeding Pool
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion185 decks412 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion184 decks412 decks
27%synergy
Savai Triome
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Indatha Triome
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion167 decks412 decks
28%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
34%inclusion139 decks412 decks
25%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Nomad Outpost
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion129 decks412 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion126 decks412 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion109 decks404 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion66 decks256 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion101 decks412 decks
-12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion96 decks412 decks
14%synergy
Raffine's Tower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Lush Portico
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Underground Mortuary
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Vista
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion85 decks412 decks
15%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion80 decks412 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion80 decks412 decks
-1%synergy
Fortified Village
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Brushland
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion61 decks392 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion54 decks412 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion53 decks412 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion43 decks412 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.2%inclusion38 decks412 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.5%inclusion31 decks412 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.6%inclusion27 decks412 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion26 decks412 decks
-16%synergy