Ghave, Guru of Spores
Earthcraft
Parallel Lives
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  . |
2 | Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 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 . |
5 | Activate Earthcraft by tapping a Saproling, untapping a basic land. |
6 | Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 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
381
DECKS
0.04%
OF 888842 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 6815
MOST PLAYED OF 51212 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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