Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Butcher Ghoul
Blood Artist

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Butcher Ghoul does not have a +1/+1 counter on it.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Butcher Ghoul, adding 1.
2
Butcher Ghoul's undying ability and Blood Artist trigger.
3
Resolve the Butcher Ghoul undying trigger, returning Butcher Ghoul from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
4
Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing a player to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
5
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Butcher Ghoul, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
6
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Ghave, Guru of Spores
1.4%inclusion102 decks7.39K decks
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High Synergy Cards
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67%synergy
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66%inclusion69 decks104 decks
66%synergy
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65%synergy
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63%synergy
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61%synergy
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55%synergy
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43%synergy
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48%synergy
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24%synergy
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50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
49%synergy
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42%synergy
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26%synergy
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28%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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Creatures
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31%synergy
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31%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
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19%synergy
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20%synergy
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11%synergy
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25%synergy
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7%synergy
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22%synergy
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16%synergy
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
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12%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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0%synergy
Smothering Abomination
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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-8%synergy
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18%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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0%synergy
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-6%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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-4%synergy
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24%synergy
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-1%synergy
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18%synergy
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-2%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
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-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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-5%synergy
Damning Verdict
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4%synergy
Farewell
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-6%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
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-1%synergy
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Utility Artifacts
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30%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
Enchantments
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36%synergy
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29%synergy
Earthcraft
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33%synergy
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25%synergy
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26%synergy
Anointed Procession
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22%synergy
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25%synergy
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19%synergy
Sylvan Library
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16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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17%synergy
Primal Vigor
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17%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
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13%synergy
Wild Growth
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9%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
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8%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
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10%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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9%synergy
Smothering Tithe
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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9%synergy
Insidious Roots
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7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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6%synergy
Deafening Silence
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
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4%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
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4%synergy
Squirrel Nest
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8%synergy
Sadistic Glee
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8%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
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5%synergy
Life and Limb
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6%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
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6%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
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2%synergy
Solemnity
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5%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
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3%synergy
Planeswalkers
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6%synergy
Utility Lands
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27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
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11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-15%synergy
Gavony Township
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
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3%synergy
Buried Ruin
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2%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
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2%synergy
High Market
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion94 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion80 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
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4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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4%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-18%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
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5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
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-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion98 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
68%inclusion71 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Temple Garden
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Windswept Heath
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
47%synergy
Marsh Flats
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Indatha Triome
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Bastion
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Canopy Vista
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Savannah
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Bayou
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
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3%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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-1%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Hushwood Verge
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy