Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
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.
2
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding 1.
3
Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Ghave, Guru of Spores
0.8%inclusion54 decks7.17K decks
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
0.1%inclusion2 decks2.05K decks
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.3%inclusion1 decks373 decks
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
0.0%inclusion1 decks11.2K decks
Colfenor, the Last Yew
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.14K decks
The Necrobloom
0.0%inclusion1 decks21K decks
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.3%inclusion1 decks339 decks
Ravos, Soultender // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.3%inclusion1 decks317 decks
Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant // Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.06K decks
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
0.0%inclusion1 decks11.7K decks
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0.0%inclusion1 decks26.7K decks
Nikara, Lair Scavenger // Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
0.1%inclusion1 decks1.07K decks
New Cards
Twilight Diviner
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Badgermole Cub
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Great Divide Guide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
80%synergy
Doubling Season
73%inclusion48 decks66 decks
63%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
54%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
Parallel Lives
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Hardened Scales
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Anointed Procession
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Smothering Tithe
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Natural Order
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Corpsejack Menace
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Basking Broodscale
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Warren Soultrader
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Utopia Mycon
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Mycoloth
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Teysa Karlov
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Scurry Oak
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Conclave Mentor
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Corpse Knight
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Eternal Witness
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Winding Constrictor
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Witness
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Young Wolf
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Juniper Order Ranger
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Walking Ballista
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Bloodspore Thrinax
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Soul Warden
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Bloom Tender
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Vitality
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Herd Baloth
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
The Mycotyrant
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Inspiring Call
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Aura Mutation
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Putrefy
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Second Harvest
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Abzan Charm
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Inkshield
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Three Visits
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Damning Verdict
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Farewell
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Requisition Raid
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
26%synergy
The Ozolith
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Branching Evolution
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Primal Vigor
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Insidious Roots
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Loading Zone
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Earthcraft
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Glee
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Fecundity
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Death's Presence
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Necrosynthesis
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Master Chef
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Will
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Resourceful Defense
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Sterling Grove
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Growth
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Gavony Township
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Secret Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
Drannith Ruins
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion56 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion49 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Stomping Ground
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Indatha Triome
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Godless Shrine
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Temple Garden
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Canopy Vista
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Bayou
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Savannah
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Lush Portico
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Bastion
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Plenty
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Hushwood Verge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Verge
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy