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

402
DECKS
0.05%
OF 820738 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 6325
MOST PLAYED OF 47336 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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4%synergy
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15%synergy
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8%synergy
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31%synergy
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-10%synergy
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25%synergy
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20%synergy
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-1%synergy
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16%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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-13%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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24%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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-15%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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-3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
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4%synergy
The Great Henge
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-4%synergy
Birthing Pod
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3%synergy
Enchantments
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35%synergy
Grave Pact
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31%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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7%synergy
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21%synergy
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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18%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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6%synergy
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-5%synergy
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4%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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-6%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
Planeswalkers
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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43%synergy
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37%synergy
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33%synergy
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15%synergy
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19%synergy
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-3%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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11%synergy
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10%inclusion42 decks402 decks
-2%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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5%synergy
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-3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
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2%synergy
Urza's Saga
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-1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-3%synergy
Field of the Dead
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2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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8%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-9%synergy
Golgari Signet
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3%synergy
Selesnya Signet
13%inclusion52 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion52 decks402 decks
4%synergy
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-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion39 decks402 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Vault
9.2%inclusion37 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
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3%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.5%inclusion30 decks402 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.5%inclusion30 decks402 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.2%inclusion25 decks402 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.7%inclusion23 decks402 decks
4%synergy
Lands
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20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
86%inclusion344 decks402 decks
44%synergy
Godless Shrine
84%inclusion338 decks402 decks
43%synergy
Temple Garden
84%inclusion336 decks402 decks
44%synergy
Windswept Heath
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63%synergy
Marsh Flats
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58%synergy
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68%inclusion274 decks402 decks
57%synergy
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56%inclusion225 decks402 decks
28%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
52%inclusion211 decks402 decks
29%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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30%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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13%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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13%synergy
Vault of Champions
40%inclusion162 decks402 decks
16%synergy
Bayou
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27%synergy
Savannah
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27%synergy
Scrubland
39%inclusion156 decks402 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
35%inclusion139 decks402 decks
1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
33%inclusion134 decks402 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion133 decks402 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion132 decks402 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
27%inclusion110 decks402 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
25%inclusion101 decks402 decks
-4%synergy
Brushland
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5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion95 decks402 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion89 decks402 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion85 decks402 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
20%inclusion82 decks402 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion80 decks402 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-16%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion75 decks402 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion72 decks402 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Bastion
17%inclusion69 decks402 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion69 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion65 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
16%inclusion64 decks402 decks
-2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
15%inclusion60 decks402 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion53 decks402 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion53 decks402 decks
-8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion51 decks402 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion50 decks402 decks
7%synergy
Lush Portico
12%inclusion50 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
12%inclusion49 decks402 decks
6%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
12%inclusion48 decks402 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
12%inclusion48 decks402 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion44 decks402 decks
2%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion43 decks402 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
10%inclusion42 decks402 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.0%inclusion36 decks402 decks
5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
9.0%inclusion36 decks402 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.0%inclusion36 decks402 decks
-6%synergy
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