Ghave, Guru of Spores
Earthcraft
Cathars' Crusade

  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 a 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 a 1/1 Saproling token.
3
When the Saproling enters the battlefield, Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4
Activate Earthcraft by tapping the Saproling token, untapping a basic land.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite mana basic lands you control can produce
Infinite untap of basic lands you control
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  Combo Metadata

436
DECKS
0.05%
OF 886149 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 6338
MOST PLAYED OF 50938 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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17%synergy
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-14%synergy
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-13%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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-4%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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28%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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24%synergy
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7%synergy
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21%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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-6%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
Planeswalkers
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10%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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42%synergy
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37%synergy
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35%synergy
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14%synergy
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22%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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-1%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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6%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
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4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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8%synergy
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-9%synergy
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3%synergy
Selesnya Signet
12%inclusion53 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion49 decks433 decks
3%synergy
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-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-10%synergy
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9.2%inclusion40 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
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3%synergy
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6.9%inclusion30 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.7%inclusion29 decks433 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
-21%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Lands
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20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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44%synergy
Godless Shrine
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43%synergy
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83%inclusion360 decks433 decks
44%synergy
Windswept Heath
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63%synergy
Marsh Flats
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59%synergy
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58%synergy
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56%inclusion241 decks433 decks
29%synergy
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51%inclusion219 decks433 decks
27%synergy
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49%inclusion213 decks433 decks
28%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
44%inclusion192 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
42%inclusion181 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Bayou
40%inclusion173 decks433 decks
27%synergy
Savannah
39%inclusion170 decks433 decks
27%synergy
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39%inclusion170 decks433 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
38%inclusion165 decks433 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion155 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
35%inclusion152 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
33%inclusion143 decks433 decks
7%synergy
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31%inclusion135 decks433 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
27%inclusion119 decks433 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
25%inclusion107 decks433 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion102 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
23%inclusion101 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion96 decks433 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion93 decks433 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
20%inclusion86 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion85 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion84 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Vista
19%inclusion82 decks433 decks
-17%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion76 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Bastion
17%inclusion72 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion72 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion72 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
16%inclusion68 decks433 decks
-2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
15%inclusion63 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Heath
14%inclusion59 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion59 decks433 decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion57 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
13%inclusion55 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion52 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Lush Portico
12%inclusion52 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion48 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
11%inclusion46 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion46 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion43 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Underground Mortuary
10%inclusion43 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.8%inclusion38 decks433 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
8.5%inclusion37 decks433 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
8.3%inclusion36 decks433 decks
-2%synergy
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