Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ashnod's Altar
Strangleroot Geist
Blood Artist

   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 Blood Artist 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 Blood Artist trigger, causing a player 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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5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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11%synergy
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Golgari Signet
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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0%synergy
Lotus Petal
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8%synergy
Mox Diamond
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5%synergy
Lands
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Exotic Orchard
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-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
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13%synergy
Marsh Flats
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14%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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1%synergy
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10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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0%synergy
Indatha Triome
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1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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13%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
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Isolated Chapel
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-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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9%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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7%synergy
Vault of Champions
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8%synergy
Canopy Vista
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2%synergy
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15%synergy
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-7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
Twilight Mire
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
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9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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7%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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-9%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
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8%synergy
Flooded Strand
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6%synergy
Temple of Malady
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-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
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6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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0%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
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-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion59 decks518 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Plenty
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-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion55 decks518 decks
-3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
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-8%synergy
Wooded Bastion
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7%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
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4%synergy