Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
Resourceful Defense
Phyrexian 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 Phyrexian 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 colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
7.6%inclusion150 decks1.96K decks
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0.5%inclusion10 decks2.09K decks
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0.0%inclusion2 decks16.1K decks
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
0.0%inclusion2 decks6.30K decks
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
0.1%inclusion2 decks3.63K decks
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.57K decks
Shadrix Silverquill
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.65K decks
Celes, Rune Knight
0.0%inclusion1 decks6.70K decks
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
0.0%inclusion1 decks2.81K decks
Daxos the Returned
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.86K decks
Teysa Karlov
0.0%inclusion1 decks18.7K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks11.3K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks7.30K decks
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2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks3.69K decks
Myrkul, Lord of Bones
0.0%inclusion1 decks7.26K decks
Triad of Fates
0.3%inclusion1 decks366 decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks7.79K decks
New Cards
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98%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
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69%synergy
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66%inclusion120 decks182 decks
57%synergy
The Ozolith
59%inclusion108 decks182 decks
56%synergy
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55%synergy
Contractual Safeguard
53%inclusion97 decks182 decks
53%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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52%synergy
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52%synergy
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56%inclusion102 decks182 decks
47%synergy
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44%synergy
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43%synergy
Top Cards
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14%synergy
Path to Exile
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22%synergy
Damn
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42%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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26%synergy
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50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Viscera Seer
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38%synergy
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42%synergy
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28%synergy
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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4%synergy
Creatures
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41%synergy
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34%synergy
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31%synergy
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33%synergy
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28%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Bassara Tower Archer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Questing Beast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
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36%synergy
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35%synergy
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32%synergy
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15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
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27%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
32%inclusion58 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
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31%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
29%inclusion52 decks182 decks
21%synergy
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26%synergy
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22%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
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24%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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17%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
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19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
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19%synergy
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15%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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17%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
Enduring Bondwarden
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15%synergy
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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10%synergy
Instants
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7%synergy
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
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4%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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Abstruse Appropriation
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Stinging Study
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
Sorceries
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21%synergy
Farewell
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25%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
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33%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
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31%synergy
Wrath of God
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23%synergy
Victimize
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16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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9%synergy
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18%synergy
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12%synergy
Damnation
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14%synergy
Austere Command
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7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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Merciless Eviction
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7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Grim Tutor
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4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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4%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
1%synergy
End Hostilities
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion50 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Panharmonicon
24%inclusion44 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Lithoform Engine
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
-15%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
-13%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion71 decks182 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
34%inclusion61 decks182 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion56 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Land Tax
29%inclusion53 decks182 decks
23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion34 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Debtors' Knell
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion23 decks177 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
8%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
44%inclusion80 decks182 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion75 decks182 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion75 decks182 decks
11%synergy
High Market
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion59 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion45 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion34 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion29 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
0%synergy
War Room
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
-13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion160 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion157 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion106 decks182 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion102 decks182 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion57 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion53 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion163 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Godless Shrine
74%inclusion135 decks182 decks
33%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion127 decks182 decks
37%synergy
Vault of Champions
66%inclusion120 decks182 decks
42%synergy
Indatha Triome
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Temple Garden
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Zagoth Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
54%inclusion99 decks182 decks
44%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
53%inclusion97 decks182 decks
39%synergy
Caves of Koilos
49%inclusion90 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Heath
45%inclusion81 decks182 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion80 decks182 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion79 decks182 decks
30%synergy
Scrubland
40%inclusion73 decks182 decks
27%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
30%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion67 decks178 decks
27%synergy
Lush Portico
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Underground Mortuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Silence
35%inclusion64 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion50 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
-14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy