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
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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-4%synergy
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37%synergy
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30%synergy
Earthcraft
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33%synergy
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23%synergy
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24%synergy
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20%synergy
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25%synergy
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16%synergy
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19%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
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14%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
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11%synergy
Wild Growth
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6%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
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8%synergy
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-6%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
Utility Lands
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28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
High Market
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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6%synergy
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Selesnya Signet
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5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
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2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-18%synergy
Mana Vault
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1%synergy
Chrome Mox
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
Mana Crypt
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5%synergy
Lotus Petal
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-1%synergy
Lands
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18%synergy
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28%synergy
Temple Garden
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29%synergy
Godless Shrine
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27%synergy
Windswept Heath
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47%synergy
Marsh Flats
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43%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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42%synergy
Indatha Triome
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23%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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15%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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13%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
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13%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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17%synergy
Vault of Champions
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14%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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1%synergy
Twilight Mire
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15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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0%synergy
City of Brass
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21%synergy
Mana Confluence
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18%synergy
Brushland
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2%synergy
Wooded Bastion
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17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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0%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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5%synergy
Polluted Delta
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7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
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2%synergy
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11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
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5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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2%synergy
Scrubland
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2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
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6%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
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6%synergy
Flooded Strand
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1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
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-3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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-4%synergy
Hushwood Verge
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3%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
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2%synergy