Ghave, Guru of Spores
Devoted Druid
Cathars' Crusade

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Ghave has at least two +1/+1 counters on it, or there is a +1/+1 counter on another creature you control. Devoted Druid does not have summoning sickness.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Devoted Druid's first ability by tapping it, adding .
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 creature token.
3
When the Saproling enters the battlefield, Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4
Activate Devoted Druid's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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35%synergy
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33%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
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29%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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6%synergy
Twilight Mire
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
City of Brass
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10%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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1%synergy
Bayou
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4%synergy
Savannah
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4%synergy
Scrubland
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3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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4%synergy
Temple of Malady
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0%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
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8%synergy
Polluted Delta
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2%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-9%synergy
Flooded Strand
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2%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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-2%synergy