Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Hardened Scales
Conclave Mentor
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| Cryptic Trilobite has at least three +1/+1 counters. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding that can only be spent to activate abilities. |
2 | Activate Ghave's first ability by paying  and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. |
3 | Activate Ghave's second ability by paying and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting three +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite. |
4 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature | |
| Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities | |
| Infinite creature tokens | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers |
Combo Metadata
1013
DECKS
0.11%
OF 903748 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 3878
MOST PLAYED OF 53049 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.
Ghave, Guru of Spores
13%inclusion988 decks7.69K decks
Daghatar the Adamant
1.2%inclusion4 decks336 decks
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.1%inclusion3 decks2.13K decks
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
0.0%inclusion3 decks41.1K decks
Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
0.0%inclusion2 decks5.52K decks
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
0.0%inclusion2 decks8.21K decks
Nikara, Lair Scavenger // Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
0.2%inclusion2 decks1.19K decks
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.6%inclusion2 decks334 decks
Nethroi, Apex of Death
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.18K decks
Ramos, Dragon Engine
0.0%inclusion2 decks11.7K decks
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
0.1%inclusion2 decks2.15K decks
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Tymna the Weaver
0.5%inclusion1 decks219 decks
New Cards
Cauldron of Essence
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
Germination Practicum
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
Emeritus of Woe
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
Immoral Bargain
4.7%inclusion5 decks106 decks
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
4.3%inclusion4 decks94 decks
High Synergy Cards
Good-Fortune Unicorn
82%inclusion832 decks1.01K decks
Ashnod's Altar
85%inclusion862 decks1.01K decks
Corpsejack Menace
82%inclusion832 decks1.01K decks
Winding Constrictor
81%inclusion816 decks1.01K decks
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
77%inclusion778 decks1.01K decks
Utopia Mycon
74%inclusion751 decks1.01K decks
Cathars' Crusade
75%inclusion762 decks1.01K decks
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
71%inclusion717 decks1.01K decks
Zulaport Cutthroat
75%inclusion758 decks1.01K decks
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
69%inclusion704 decks1.01K decks
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion711 decks1.01K decks
Skullclamp
70%inclusion707 decks1.01K decks
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
68%inclusion686 decks1.01K decks
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion680 decks1.01K decks
Basking Broodscale
66%inclusion671 decks1.01K decks
Blood Artist
66%inclusion666 decks1.01K decks
Kami of Whispered Hopes
66%inclusion665 decks1.01K decks
Corpse Knight
61%inclusion614 decks1.01K decks
Doubling Season
60%inclusion609 decks1.01K decks
Cultivate
58%inclusion587 decks1.01K decks
Game Changers
Aura Shards
37%inclusion370 decks1.01K decks
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion280 decks1.01K decks
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion183 decks1.01K decks
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion173 decks1.01K decks
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion169 decks1.01K decks
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion140 decks1.01K decks
Smothering Tithe
11%inclusion114 decks1.01K decks
Gaea's Cradle
7.6%inclusion77 decks1.01K decks
Farewell
7.4%inclusion75 decks1.01K decks
Ancient Tomb
6.6%inclusion67 decks1.01K decks
Creatures
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
57%inclusion580 decks1.01K decks
Mirkwood Bats
57%inclusion579 decks1.01K decks
Cruel Celebrant
56%inclusion569 decks1.01K decks
Mycoloth
55%inclusion561 decks1.01K decks
Master Biomancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
Fathom Mage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
Nemata, Primeval Warden
49%inclusion501 decks1.01K decks
Champion of Lambholt
49%inclusion499 decks1.01K decks
Evolution Witness
42%inclusion421 decks1.01K decks
Young Wolf
40%inclusion410 decks1.01K decks
Scurry Oak
39%inclusion393 decks1.01K decks
Herald of Secret Streams
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
Juniper Order Ranger
37%inclusion376 decks1.01K decks
Tendershoot Dryad
37%inclusion375 decks1.01K decks
Ivy Lane Denizen
37%inclusion370 decks1.01K decks
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion361 decks1.01K decks
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
35%inclusion352 decks1.01K decks
Viscera Seer
30%inclusion304 decks1.01K decks
Renata, Called to the Hunt
27%inclusion277 decks1.01K decks
Deathspore Thallid
27%inclusion269 decks1.01K decks
Sigil Captain
26%inclusion263 decks1.01K decks
Geralf's Messenger
25%inclusion257 decks1.01K decks
Bloodspore Thrinax
25%inclusion251 decks1.01K decks
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
25%inclusion251 decks1.01K decks
The Mycotyrant
24%inclusion248 decks1.01K decks
Teysa Karlov
22%inclusion226 decks1.01K decks
Forgotten Ancient
22%inclusion225 decks1.01K decks
Sakura-Tribe Elder
22%inclusion223 decks1.01K decks
Brightcap Badger
22%inclusion213 decks968 decks
Cankerbloom
21%inclusion217 decks1.01K decks
Avacyn's Pilgrim
21%inclusion212 decks1.01K decks
Devoted Druid
20%inclusion206 decks1.01K decks
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
19%inclusion188 decks1.01K decks
Psychotrope Thallid
18%inclusion187 decks1.01K decks
Strangleroot Geist
18%inclusion182 decks1.01K decks
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion170 decks1.01K decks
Mentor of the Meek
16%inclusion165 decks1.01K decks
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion158 decks1.01K decks
Fertilid
15%inclusion152 decks1.01K decks
Eternal Witness
15%inclusion149 decks1.01K decks
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
14%inclusion146 decks1.01K decks
Sporemound
14%inclusion143 decks1.01K decks
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion138 decks1.01K decks
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
13%inclusion131 decks1.01K decks
Poison-Tip Archer
12%inclusion123 decks1.01K decks
Esper Sentinel
11%inclusion116 decks1.01K decks
Shroofus Sproutsire
11%inclusion99 decks872 decks
Abzan Falconer
11%inclusion112 decks1.01K decks
Sporecrown Thallid
11%inclusion107 decks1.01K decks
Evolution Sage
10%inclusion106 decks1.01K decks
Instants
Path to Exile
58%inclusion584 decks1.01K decks
Inspiring Call
52%inclusion522 decks1.01K decks
Aura Mutation
47%inclusion480 decks1.01K decks
Assassin's Trophy
44%inclusion447 decks1.01K decks
Beast Within
38%inclusion390 decks1.01K decks
Ripples of Potential
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
Heroic Intervention
34%inclusion344 decks1.01K decks
Putrefy
32%inclusion324 decks1.01K decks
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion299 decks1.01K decks
Village Rites
18%inclusion185 decks1.01K decks
Abzan Charm
17%inclusion172 decks1.01K decks
Mortify
16%inclusion160 decks1.01K decks
Generous Gift
15%inclusion149 decks1.01K decks
Eladamri's Call
14%inclusion142 decks1.01K decks
Second Harvest
13%inclusion136 decks1.01K decks
Fungal Rebirth
12%inclusion124 decks1.01K decks
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion119 decks1.01K decks
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion112 decks1.01K decks
Deadly Dispute
9.5%inclusion96 decks1.01K decks
Despark
9.1%inclusion92 decks1.01K decks
Chord of Calling
8.2%inclusion83 decks1.01K decks
Rite of Harmony
7.4%inclusion75 decks1.01K decks
Unbreakable Formation
6.5%inclusion66 decks1.01K decks
Abrupt Decay
5.9%inclusion60 decks1.01K decks
Mythos of Nethroi
5.0%inclusion51 decks1.01K decks
Plumb the Forbidden
5.0%inclusion51 decks1.01K decks
Sorceries
Farseek
52%inclusion530 decks1.01K decks
Rampant Growth
50%inclusion508 decks1.01K decks
Kodama's Reach
46%inclusion462 decks1.01K decks
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion401 decks1.01K decks
Tezzeret's Gambit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
Three Visits
30%inclusion308 decks1.01K decks
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion239 decks1.01K decks
Damn
17%inclusion170 decks1.01K decks
Damning Verdict
13%inclusion129 decks1.01K decks
Fungal Sprouting
12%inclusion126 decks1.01K decks
Saproling Symbiosis
12%inclusion118 decks1.01K decks
Eerie Ultimatum
11%inclusion113 decks1.01K decks
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion112 decks1.01K decks
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion98 decks1.01K decks
Shamanic Revelation
8.2%inclusion83 decks1.01K decks
Austere Command
6.9%inclusion70 decks1.01K decks
Victimize
6.9%inclusion70 decks1.01K decks
Hour of Reckoning
6.8%inclusion69 decks1.01K decks
Green Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion66 decks1.01K decks
Culling Ritual
6.0%inclusion61 decks1.01K decks
Dig Up
5.1%inclusion52 decks1.01K decks
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
42%inclusion425 decks1.01K decks
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
40%inclusion401 decks1.01K decks
The Ozolith
25%inclusion251 decks1.01K decks
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion202 decks1.01K decks
The Earth Crystal
13%inclusion80 decks596 decks
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion133 decks1.01K decks
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion102 decks1.01K decks
Altar of Dementia
6.4%inclusion65 decks1.01K decks
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
6.1%inclusion62 decks1.01K decks
Illusionist's Bracers
5.9%inclusion60 decks1.01K decks
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
52%inclusion526 decks1.01K decks
Branching Evolution
49%inclusion495 decks1.01K decks
Parallel Lives
47%inclusion474 decks1.01K decks
Anointed Procession
40%inclusion401 decks1.01K decks
Simic Ascendancy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
Primal Vigor
35%inclusion359 decks1.01K decks
Cryptolith Rite
34%inclusion346 decks1.01K decks
Insidious Roots
28%inclusion286 decks1.01K decks
Feast of the Victorious Dead
24%inclusion247 decks1.01K decks
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion229 decks1.01K decks
Fungal Plots
18%inclusion179 decks1.01K decks
Fecundity
17%inclusion172 decks1.01K decks
Terrasymbiosis
15%inclusion80 decks529 decks
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion144 decks1.01K decks
Grave Pact
13%inclusion128 decks1.01K decks
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion113 decks1.01K decks
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion112 decks1.01K decks
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion75 decks691 decks
Earthcraft
10%inclusion103 decks1.01K decks
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion99 decks1.01K decks
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion97 decks1.01K decks
Life and Limb
9.2%inclusion93 decks1.01K decks
Loading Zone
7.7%inclusion40 decks522 decks
The Meathook Massacre
7.4%inclusion75 decks1.01K decks
Innkeeper's Talent
7.3%inclusion71 decks971 decks
Deathreap Ritual
6.9%inclusion70 decks1.01K decks
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion70 decks1.01K decks
Death's Presence
6.5%inclusion66 decks1.01K decks
Necrogenesis
6.2%inclusion63 decks1.01K decks
Master Chef
6.1%inclusion62 decks1.01K decks
Felidar Retreat
5.6%inclusion57 decks1.01K decks
Abzan Ascendancy
5.2%inclusion53 decks1.01K decks
Utopia Sprawl
5.2%inclusion53 decks1.01K decks
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion103 decks699 decks
Kaya, Geist Hunter
11%inclusion112 decks1.01K decks
Utility Lands
Gavony Township
43%inclusion440 decks1.01K decks
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion288 decks1.01K decks
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
28%inclusion279 decks1.01K decks
Karn's Bastion
25%inclusion255 decks1.01K decks
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion233 decks1.01K decks
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
23%inclusion231 decks1.01K decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion181 decks1.01K decks
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion157 decks1.01K decks
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion130 decks1.01K decks
Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
11%inclusion113 decks1.01K decks
Vault of the Archangel
11%inclusion112 decks1.01K decks
Abandoned Air Temple
10%inclusion33 decks345 decks
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion76 decks1.01K decks
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.0%inclusion37 decks526 decks
Grim Backwoods
6.8%inclusion69 decks1.01K decks
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion64 decks1.01K decks
Westvale Abbey
5.5%inclusion56 decks1.01K decks
Three Tree City
5.2%inclusion51 decks972 decks
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion882 decks1.01K decks
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion802 decks1.01K decks
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion266 decks1.01K decks
Orzhov Signet
17%inclusion172 decks1.01K decks
Selesnya Signet
17%inclusion169 decks1.01K decks
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion125 decks1.01K decks
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion117 decks1.01K decks
Talisman of Unity
11%inclusion108 decks1.01K decks
Talisman of Hierarchy
9.2%inclusion93 decks1.01K decks
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion92 decks1.01K decks
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion76 decks1.01K decks
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion935 decks1.01K decks
Sandsteppe Citadel
62%inclusion628 decks1.01K decks
Woodland Cemetery
55%inclusion556 decks1.01K decks
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion551 decks1.01K decks
Temple Garden
51%inclusion513 decks1.01K decks
Sunpetal Grove
50%inclusion508 decks1.01K decks
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion507 decks1.01K decks
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion502 decks1.01K decks
Godless Shrine
49%inclusion496 decks1.01K decks
Canopy Vista
46%inclusion471 decks1.01K decks
Indatha Triome
43%inclusion433 decks1.01K decks
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion426 decks1.01K decks
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion365 decks1.01K decks
Windswept Heath
35%inclusion359 decks1.01K decks
Undergrowth Stadium
35%inclusion350 decks1.01K decks
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion340 decks1.01K decks
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion328 decks1.01K decks
Bountiful Promenade
32%inclusion326 decks1.01K decks
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion312 decks1.01K decks
Brushland
29%inclusion296 decks1.01K decks
Vault of Champions
26%inclusion267 decks1.01K decks
Overgrown Farmland
24%inclusion244 decks1.01K decks
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion241 decks1.01K decks
Deceptive Landscape
24%inclusion237 decks1K decks
Deathcap Glade
21%inclusion217 decks1.01K decks
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion207 decks1.01K decks
Selesnya Sanctuary
19%inclusion191 decks1.01K decks
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion183 decks1.01K decks
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion173 decks1.01K decks
Temple of Silence
14%inclusion145 decks1.01K decks
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion144 decks1.01K decks
Temple of Plenty
14%inclusion142 decks1.01K decks
Orzhov Basilica
14%inclusion141 decks1.01K decks
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion124 decks1.01K decks
Murmuring Bosk
12%inclusion119 decks1.01K decks
Bayou
11%inclusion115 decks1.01K decks
Savannah
11%inclusion114 decks1.01K decks
Scrubland
11%inclusion109 decks1.01K decks
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion100 decks1.01K decks
Fortified Village
9.0%inclusion91 decks1.01K decks
Sungrass Prairie
8.7%inclusion88 decks1.01K decks
Fetid Heath
8.2%inclusion83 decks1.01K decks
Jungle Hollow
7.7%inclusion78 decks1.01K decks
Lush Portico
7.6%inclusion77 decks1.01K decks
Krosan Verge
7.5%inclusion76 decks1.01K decks
Branchloft Pathway
7.5%inclusion76 decks1.01K decks
Darkbore Pathway
7.2%inclusion73 decks1.01K decks
Blossoming Sands
7.2%inclusion73 decks1.01K decks