Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Butcher Ghoul
Corpse Knight
1

  Played with this combo

   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.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 1 and sacrificing Butcher Ghoul.
2
Butcher Ghoul's undying ability triggers, returning Butcher Ghoul from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
3
Butcher Ghoul enters the battlefield triggering Corpse Knight, causing each opponent to lose 1 life.
4
Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
5
Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding that can only be spent to activate abilities.
6
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Butcher Ghoul, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
7
The Saproling token enters the battlfield triggering Corpse Knight, causing each opponent to lose 1 life.
8
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activated abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB

  Combo Metadata

120
DECKS
0.02%
OF 597033 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 7890
MOST PLAYED OF 29910 COMBOS
0750015000225003000008k16kTop 26.38% of combos
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14% of 120 decks +8% synergy
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13% of 120 decks +10% synergy
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47% of 120 decks +45% synergy
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42% of 120 decks +6% synergy
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41% of 120 decks +37% synergy
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39% of 120 decks +35% synergy
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38% of 120 decks +30% synergy
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35% of 120 decks +32% synergy
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35% of 120 decks +22% synergy
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32% of 120 decks +30% synergy
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29% of 120 decks +28% synergy
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28% of 120 decks +24% synergy
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28% of 120 decks +25% synergy
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28% of 120 decks +21% synergy
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27% of 120 decks +26% synergy
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26% of 120 decks +20% synergy
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26% of 120 decks +17% synergy
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26% of 120 decks +12% synergy
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25% of 120 decks +3% synergy
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22% of 120 decks +15% synergy
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22% of 120 decks +12% synergy
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21% of 120 decks +18% synergy
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20% of 120 decks +16% synergy
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20% of 120 decks +14% synergy
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19% of 120 decks +15% synergy
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17% of 63 decks +14% synergy
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17% of 48 decks +10% synergy
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17% of 120 decks +10% synergy
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16% of 120 decks +15% synergy
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16% of 120 decks +9% synergy
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14% of 70 decks +6% synergy
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13% of 120 decks +13% synergy
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13% of 120 decks +13% synergy
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13% of 120 decks +10% synergy
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13% of 120 decks +7% synergy
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12% of 119 decks -5% synergy
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43% of 120 decks -4% synergy
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38% of 120 decks +6% synergy
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35% of 120 decks +9% synergy
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29% of 120 decks +21% synergy
Heroic Intervention
29% of 120 decks +3% synergy
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24% of 120 decks +18% synergy
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22% of 120 decks +19% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21% of 120 decks -12% synergy
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19% of 120 decks +14% synergy
Dark Ritual
18% of 120 decks +12% synergy
Aura Mutation
17% of 120 decks +14% synergy
Inspiring Call
17% of 120 decks +12% synergy
Generous Gift
17% of 120 decks +1% synergy
Veil of Summer
16% of 120 decks +12% synergy
Nature's Claim
16% of 120 decks +11% synergy
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16% of 120 decks +6% synergy
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15% of 120 decks +7% synergy
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15% of 120 decks +6% synergy
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14% of 120 decks -1% synergy
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12% of 120 decks +7% synergy
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11% of 120 decks -5% synergy
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10% of 120 decks -1% synergy
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9% of 120 decks +4% synergy
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9% of 120 decks +3% synergy
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8% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Congregation at Dawn
7% of 120 decks +6% synergy
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7% of 120 decks -7% synergy
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6% of 120 decks +5% synergy
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6% of 120 decks +3% synergy
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39% of 120 decks +32% synergy
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38% of 120 decks -5% synergy
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31% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Farseek
30% of 120 decks -15% synergy
Kodama's Reach
28% of 120 decks +3% synergy
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28% of 120 decks -3% synergy
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24% of 120 decks +20% synergy
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25% of 120 decks +22% synergy
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22% of 120 decks +19% synergy
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Deafening Silence
9% of 120 decks +5% synergy
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8% of 120 decks +7% synergy
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8% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Necrosynthesis
8% of 120 decks +7% synergy
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8% of 120 decks +4% synergy
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8% of 120 decks -1% synergy
Life and Limb
7% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Fertile Ground
7% of 120 decks +3% synergy
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6% of 120 decks +4% synergy
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Phyrexian Tower
21% of 120 decks +11% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
20% of 120 decks -1% synergy
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19% of 120 decks -11% synergy
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18% of 120 decks -3% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17% of 120 decks -9% synergy
Ancient Tomb
13% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Gavony Township
12% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
11% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Reliquary Tower
10% of 120 decks -6% synergy
Buried Ruin
8% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Dryad Arbor
8% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Grim Backwoods
7% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Karn's Bastion
7% of 120 decks -3% synergy
Shifting Woodland
6% of 63 decks -6% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6% of 120 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94% of 120 decks +15% synergy
Arcane Signet
76% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Golgari Signet
25% of 120 decks +16% synergy
Orzhov Signet
18% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Selesnya Signet
17% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Talisman of Unity
14% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
12% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Mana Crypt
11% of 120 decks +7% synergy
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Fellwar Stone
11% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Chrome Mox
8% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Mana Vault
7% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6% of 120 decks -8% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91% of 120 decks +0% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
61% of 120 decks +13% synergy
Godless Shrine
55% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Temple Garden
54% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
47% of 120 decks +15% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
47% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
45% of 120 decks +18% synergy
Windswept Heath
43% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
43% of 120 decks -8% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 120 decks -13% synergy
Marsh Flats
42% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
38% of 120 decks +8% synergy
Indatha Triome
38% of 120 decks -4% synergy
Vault of Champions
37% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Caves of Koilos
34% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33% of 120 decks -3% synergy
Isolated Chapel
31% of 120 decks -7% synergy
Canopy Vista
28% of 120 decks -17% synergy
Evolving Wilds
27% of 120 decks -2% synergy
Brushland
23% of 120 decks -4% synergy
Twilight Mire
22% of 120 decks +15% synergy
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Wooded Bastion
20% of 120 decks +16% synergy
Deceptive Landscape
20% of 61 decks -4% synergy
Deathcap Glade
19% of 120 decks +5% synergy
Branchloft Pathway
18% of 120 decks +11% synergy
City of Brass
18% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Temple of Malady
18% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Temple of Plenty
18% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
18% of 120 decks -1% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
17% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Fetid Heath
16% of 120 decks +10% synergy
Bayou
16% of 120 decks +3% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
15% of 120 decks -4% synergy
Path of Ancestry
15% of 120 decks -11% synergy
Prismatic Vista
14% of 120 decks +9% synergy
Mana Confluence
14% of 120 decks +6% synergy
Misty Rainforest
14% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Scrubland
14% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Savannah
14% of 120 decks +2% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
13% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13% of 120 decks +7% synergy
Temple of Silence
13% of 120 decks -3% synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
13% of 120 decks -4% synergy
Polluted Delta
12% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Arid Mesa
12% of 120 decks +4% synergy
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Bloodstained Mire
12% of 120 decks +4% synergy
Wooded Foothills
12% of 120 decks +3% synergy
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