Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ashnod's Altar
Strangleroot Geist
Zulaport Cutthroat

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Strangleroot Geist does not have a +1/+1 counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Strangleroot Geist, adding .
2
Strangleroot Geist's undying ability and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger.
3
Resolve the Strangleroot Geist undying trigger, returning Strangleroot Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
4
Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
5
Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
6
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Enchantments
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30%synergy
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Branching Evolution
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24%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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22%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
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20%synergy
Fecundity
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Earthcraft
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
Grave Pact
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20%synergy
Sylvan Library
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9%synergy
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17%synergy
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11%synergy
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4%synergy
Insidious Roots
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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Master Chef
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3%synergy
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Utility Lands
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17%synergy
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Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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-2%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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-6%synergy
Urza's Saga
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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13%synergy
Arcane Signet
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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8%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
13%inclusion64 decks507 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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0%synergy
Lotus Petal
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5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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Mox Diamond
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3%synergy
Lands
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Overgrown Tomb
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13%synergy
Temple Garden
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14%synergy
Godless Shrine
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13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion257 decks507 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion245 decks507 decks
3%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
47%inclusion237 decks507 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
44%inclusion223 decks507 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
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10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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15%synergy
Indatha Triome
43%inclusion216 decks507 decks
2%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion204 decks507 decks
6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion192 decks507 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-9%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
36%inclusion180 decks507 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
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8%synergy
Brushland
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4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-5%synergy
City of Brass
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11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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4%synergy
Bayou
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7%synergy
Savannah
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7%synergy
Scrubland
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7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
18%inclusion93 decks507 decks
-5%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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-7%synergy
Twilight Mire
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5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
17%inclusion88 decks507 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
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7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion74 decks507 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
14%inclusion72 decks507 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion72 decks507 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion66 decks507 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion66 decks507 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion63 decks507 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion61 decks507 decks
-15%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion58 decks507 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion58 decks507 decks
-5%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
11%inclusion58 decks507 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion56 decks507 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion54 decks507 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion54 decks507 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Plenty
11%inclusion54 decks507 decks
-6%synergy
Fortified Village
10%inclusion52 decks507 decks
-13%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion51 decks507 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion50 decks507 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Bastion
10%inclusion49 decks507 decks
6%synergy