Ghave, Guru of Spores
Metallic Mimic
Ashnod's Altar
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| A creature you control has at least one +1/+1 counter on it. "Saproling" chosen with Metallic Mimic. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Ghave's first ability by paying  and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. |
2 | The Saproling enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it due to Metallic Mimic. |
3 | Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control. |
4 | Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding . |
5 | Resolve the Ghave ability, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. |
6 | Repeat from step 2. |
7 | Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Saproling tokens and/or sacrifice the Saprolings to Ghave's second ability. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite colorless mana | |
| Infinite creature tokens | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control |
Combo Metadata
83
DECKS
0.01%
OF 888842 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 13570
MOST PLAYED OF 51212 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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