Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ivy Lane Denizen
Ashnod's Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
A creature you control has a removable +1/+1 counter on it.
2 if you control no other creatures or 1 otherwise available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control.
2
Holding priority, if you control another creature and have no mana available, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding .
3
Resolve the Ghave ability, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
4
When the Saproling enters the battlefield, Ivy Lane Denizen triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the Saproling.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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8%synergy
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Planeswalkers
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Utility Lands
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3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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0%synergy
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10%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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-7%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-9%synergy
Talisman of Unity
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4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-3%synergy
Lands
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17%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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23%synergy
Blood Crypt
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22%synergy
Stomping Ground
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19%synergy
Temple Garden
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13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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11%synergy
Godless Shrine
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10%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
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25%synergy
Breeding Pool
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8%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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14%synergy
Indatha Triome
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13%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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6%synergy
Prairie Stream
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5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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Watery Grave
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-4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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10%synergy
Windswept Heath
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26%synergy
Canopy Vista
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1%synergy
Marsh Flats
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23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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4%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion333 decks1.18K decks
7%synergy
Brushland
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8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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5%synergy
Vault of Champions
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1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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5%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
19%inclusion229 decks1.18K decks
2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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6%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion213 decks1.18K decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
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1%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
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3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
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8%synergy
Twilight Mire
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1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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-1%synergy
Temple of Plenty
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0%synergy
Temple of Silence
13%inclusion150 decks1.18K decks
-4%synergy
Bayou
12%inclusion145 decks1.18K decks
-1%synergy
Savannah
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-1%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion137 decks1.18K decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion136 decks1.18K decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion134 decks1.18K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
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-3%synergy
City of Brass
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3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
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2%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
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-3%synergy