Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian 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 Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Strangleroot Geist, adding 1.
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 first 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 colored 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
Ghave, Guru of Spores
4.1%inclusion306 decks7.47K decks
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-3%synergy
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0%synergy
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11%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-11%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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28%synergy
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18%synergy
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24%synergy
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26%synergy
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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The Meathook Massacre
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16%synergy
Wild Growth
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14%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
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15%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
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12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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13%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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7%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
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9%synergy
Squirrel Nest
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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-6%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
Fertile Ground
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4%synergy
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-4%synergy
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0%synergy
Fungal Plots
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
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Utility Lands
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11%synergy
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-11%synergy
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13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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14%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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1%synergy
Urza's Saga
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4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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-3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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-4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
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-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
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0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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12%synergy
Arcane Signet
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9%synergy
Golgari Signet
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6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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3%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion37 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
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6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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26%synergy
Temple Garden
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26%synergy
Godless Shrine
72%inclusion225 decks312 decks
26%synergy
Windswept Heath
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21%synergy
Marsh Flats
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22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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19%synergy
Indatha Triome
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12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion145 decks312 decks
-9%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
45%inclusion141 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion141 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
42%inclusion130 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion127 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
39%inclusion123 decks312 decks
-14%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion119 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
36%inclusion112 decks312 decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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2%synergy
City of Brass
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21%synergy
Brushland
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0%synergy
Bayou
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14%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-18%synergy
Scrubland
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14%synergy
Savannah
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13%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion73 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Mire
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5%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
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-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
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10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-13%synergy
Fetid Heath
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9%synergy
Arid Mesa
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8%synergy
Flooded Strand
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7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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1%synergy
Wooded Bastion
13%inclusion39 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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-6%synergy
Lush Portico
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-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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6%synergy
Temple of Malady
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-6%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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-15%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
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3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
-9%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
-7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
3%synergy