Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
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.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 1 and sacrificing Strangleroot Geist.
2
Zulaport Cutthroat and Strangleroot Geist's undying ability trigger.
3
Resove the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and causing you to gain 1 life.
4
Resolve Strangleroot Geist's undying ability, returning Strangleroot Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
5
Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
6
Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding that can only be spent to activate abilities.
7
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
8
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
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