Ghave, Guru of Spores
Earthcraft
Parallel Lives

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
There is a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control. You control at least one basic land.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate a basic land by tapping it, adding 1.
2
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
3
Activate Earthcraft by tapping a Saproling, untapping a basic land.
4
Activate a basic land by tapping it, adding 1.
5
Activate Earthcraft by tapping a Saproling, untapping a basic land.
6
Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 1 and sacrificing a Saproling, putting a +1/+1 counter on Ghave.
7
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite tapped creature tokens

  Combo Metadata

345
DECKS
0.05%
OF 760863 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 6533
MOST PLAYED OF 45112 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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Mana Artifacts
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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6%synergy
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44%synergy
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57%synergy
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25%synergy
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55%synergy
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54%synergy
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26%synergy
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25%synergy
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28%synergy
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16%synergy
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38%synergy
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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13%synergy
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44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
3%synergy
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44%inclusion153 decks345 decks
31%synergy
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42%inclusion146 decks345 decks
29%synergy
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42%inclusion146 decks345 decks
29%synergy
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41%inclusion142 decks345 decks
17%synergy
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40%inclusion137 decks345 decks
12%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
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38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
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37%inclusion127 decks345 decks
4%synergy
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34%inclusion117 decks345 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-2%synergy
Tundra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
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33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
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33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
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29%inclusion100 decks345 decks
2%synergy
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24%inclusion82 decks345 decks
-6%synergy
Brushland
23%inclusion78 decks345 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion75 decks345 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion75 decks345 decks
14%synergy
Canopy Vista
21%inclusion73 decks345 decks
-15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion69 decks345 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
19%inclusion66 decks345 decks
2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion63 decks345 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion61 decks345 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion59 decks345 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion59 decks345 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion53 decks345 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion49 decks345 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion48 decks345 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion48 decks345 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion48 decks345 decks
-7%synergy
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