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
18%inclusion357 decks2.01K decks
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Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
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23%synergy
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17%synergy
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8%synergy
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-11%synergy
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-14%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Enchantments
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33%synergy
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21%synergy
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23%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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22%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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0%synergy
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Sanguine Bond
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Planeswalkers
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5%synergy
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52%synergy
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19%synergy
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33%synergy
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29%synergy
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30%synergy
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3%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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13%inclusion58 decks433 decks
5%synergy
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12%inclusion54 decks433 decks
9%synergy
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2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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-13%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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-1%synergy
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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8%synergy
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16%synergy
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41%synergy
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33%synergy
Mind Stone
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23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion146 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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-9%synergy
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0%synergy
The Soul Stone
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
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4%synergy
Lands
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17%synergy
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40%synergy
Godless Shrine
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21%synergy
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57%inclusion248 decks433 decks
44%synergy
Caves of Koilos
57%inclusion247 decks433 decks
28%synergy
Temple Garden
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
53%inclusion228 decks433 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
49%inclusion212 decks433 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
48%inclusion210 decks433 decks
35%synergy
Indatha Triome
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
47%inclusion203 decks433 decks
32%synergy
Zagoth Triome
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion191 decks433 decks
27%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion176 decks433 decks
28%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Savai Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion145 decks433 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion144 decks433 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion129 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
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18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion112 decks433 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion106 decks433 decks
-12%synergy
Lush Portico
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Raffine's Tower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion98 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion85 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion84 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion83 decks433 decks
-2%synergy
Brushland
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-15%synergy
Canopy Vista
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-18%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion68 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion59 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion52 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion50 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion42 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
6.7%inclusion29 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.0%inclusion26 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
-6%synergy