Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Strangleroot Geist
Blood Artist

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Strangleroot Geist 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 Strangleroot Geist.
2
Blood Artist and Strangleroot Geist's undying ability trigger.
3
Resove the Blood Artist trigger, causing a player to lose 1 life and causing you to gain 1 life.
4
Resolve Strangleroot Geist's undying ability, returning Strangleroot Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
5
Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
6
Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding that can only be spent to activate abilities.
7
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
8
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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21%synergy
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8%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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-13%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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9%synergy
Indatha Triome
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-2%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-10%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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8%synergy
Vault of Champions
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9%synergy
Brushland
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2%synergy
City of Brass
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16%synergy
Mana Confluence
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13%synergy
Savannah
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9%synergy
Bayou
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9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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11%synergy
Scrubland
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8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion82 decks426 decks
-10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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11%synergy
Twilight Mire
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4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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2%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
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-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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9%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
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9%synergy
Temple of Malady
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-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
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8%synergy
Flooded Strand
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7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
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-1%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
12%inclusion53 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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8%synergy
Arid Mesa
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6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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-2%synergy
Tainted Wood
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3%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion47 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion46 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
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5%synergy
Fortified Village
10%inclusion44 decks426 decks
-13%synergy