Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ashnod's Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
1 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, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
2
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding .
3
Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Ghave, Guru of Spores
1.4%inclusion102 decks7.47K decks
Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
0.1%inclusion7 decks5.25K decks
Ravos, Soultender // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
1.5%inclusion5 decks332 decks
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
0.0%inclusion4 decks11.7K decks
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.8%inclusion3 decks393 decks
Nethroi, Apex of Death
0.0%inclusion3 decks7.02K decks
Myrkul, Lord of Bones
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.31K decks
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.6%inclusion2 decks334 decks
The Necrobloom
0.0%inclusion2 decks23.5K decks
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0.1%inclusion2 decks2.15K decks
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
0.0%inclusion2 decks8K decks
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
0.0%inclusion1 decks14K decks
Colfenor, the Last Yew
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.13K decks
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0.1%inclusion1 decks1.15K decks
New Cards
Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Arcade Cabinet
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bebop, Skull & Crossbones
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Hideout
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
52%synergy
Doubling Season
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
45%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
50%inclusion68 decks137 decks
44%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
43%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
43%synergy
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Hardened Scales
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
39%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
34%synergy
Basking Broodscale
39%inclusion52 decks132 decks
38%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
34%synergy
Farseek
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Shalai and Hallar
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Teysa Karlov
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Mycoloth
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Utopia Mycon
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Conclave Mentor
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Scurry Oak
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Corpse Knight
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Winding Constrictor
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Evolution Witness
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Bloodspore Thrinax
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Viscera Seer
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Young Wolf
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Juniper Order Ranger
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Carrion Feeder
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Vitality
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Warden of the Grove
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Herd Baloth
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
12%synergy
The Mycotyrant
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Inspiring Call
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Beast Within
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Aura Mutation
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Putrefy
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Second Harvest
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Eladamri's Call
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Mortify
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Abzan Charm
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Fungal Rebirth
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of Harmony
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Arachnogenesis
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Entish Restoration
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Damning Verdict
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Damn
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Farewell
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Pest Infestation
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Requisition Raid
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-18%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Parallel Lives
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Branching Evolution
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Primal Vigor
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Anointed Procession
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Insidious Roots
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Glee
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Earthcraft
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Death's Presence
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Master Chef
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Resourceful Defense
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Fecundity
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Necrosynthesis
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Plots
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Necrogenesis
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Attrition
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Awakening Zone
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Gavony Township
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Three Tree City
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
1%synergy
High Market
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion117 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion93 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-20%synergy
Selesnya Signet
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
82%inclusion113 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Indatha Triome
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Temple Garden
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Brushland
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Bayou
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Savannah
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Lush Portico
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Verge
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Fortified Village
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Blooming Marsh
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
4%synergy