Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Hardened Scales
Winding Constrictor

  Played with this combo

   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 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
3
Activate Ghave's second ability by paying 1 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 Cryptic Trilobite
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

1069
DECKS
0.16%
OF 662620 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 2712
MOST PLAYED OF 34804 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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Ghave, Guru of Spores
14.89% of 6959 decks 1036 decks
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0.02% of 36615 decks 7 decks
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1.29% of 310 decks 4 decks
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
0.06% of 6859 decks 4 decks
Nethroi, Apex of Death
0.05% of 6383 decks 3 decks
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.17% of 1800 decks 3 decks
Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
0.07% of 3049 decks 2 decks
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
0.10% of 1958 decks 2 decks
Ravos, Soultender // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.64% of 313 decks 2 decks
Nikara, Lair Scavenger // Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
0.11% of 932 decks 1 decks
Reaper King
0.02% of 6178 decks 1 decks
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.29% of 348 decks 1 decks
Ramos, Dragon Engine
0.01% of 9923 decks 1 decks
Colfenor, the Last Yew
0.09% of 1091 decks 1 decks
New Cards
Terrasymbiosis
11% of 81 decks +8% synergy
The Earth Crystal
9% of 182 decks +5% synergy
Quina, Qu Gourmet
7% of 184 decks +6% synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
6% of 199 decks +4% synergy
Exalted Sunborn
5% of 81 decks +3% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
87% of 1068 decks +80% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
84% of 1068 decks +79% synergy
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
77% of 1068 decks +76% synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
77% of 1068 decks +75% synergy
Utopia Mycon
73% of 1068 decks +73% synergy
Cathars' Crusade
72% of 1068 decks +67% synergy
Conclave Mentor
70% of 1068 decks +66% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
73% of 1068 decks +64% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
67% of 12 decks +61% synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
64% of 1068 decks +61% synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
72% of 1068 decks +61% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
70% of 1068 decks +8% synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
68% of 1068 decks +58% synergy
Blood Artist
66% of 1068 decks +54% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
65% of 1068 decks +59% synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
64% of 1068 decks +61% synergy
Corpse Knight
61% of 1068 decks +55% synergy
Doubling Season
60% of 1068 decks +50% synergy
Cultivate
60% of 1068 decks +15% synergy
Mycoloth
59% of 1068 decks +57% synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
38% of 1068 decks +30% synergy
Demonic Tutor
29% of 1068 decks +8% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18% of 1068 decks +2% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17% of 1068 decks +0% synergy
Worldly Tutor
16% of 1068 decks +3% synergy
Teferi's Protection
12% of 1068 decks -6% synergy
Smothering Tithe
12% of 1068 decks -11% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8% of 1068 decks +2% synergy
Ancient Tomb
7% of 1068 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Mirkwood Bats
59% of 1068 decks +49% synergy
Master Biomancer
58% of 12 decks +55% synergy
Fathom Mage
58% of 12 decks +54% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
58% of 1068 decks +50% synergy
Basking Broodscale
57% of 735 decks +55% synergy
Cruel Celebrant
56% of 1068 decks +48% synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
51% of 1068 decks +45% synergy
Nemata, Primeval Warden
50% of 1068 decks +48% synergy
Champion of Lambholt
48% of 1068 decks +41% synergy
Deepglow Skate
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Evolution Witness
40% of 728 decks +36% synergy
Juniper Order Ranger
37% of 1068 decks +36% synergy
Young Wolf
36% of 1068 decks +36% synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
35% of 1068 decks +33% synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
34% of 1068 decks +27% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Birds of Paradise
32% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
31% of 1068 decks +29% synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
31% of 1068 decks +29% synergy
Scurry Oak
29% of 1068 decks +28% synergy
Sigil Captain
29% of 1068 decks +28% synergy
Bloodspore Thrinax
28% of 1068 decks +28% synergy
Viscera Seer
27% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Cankerbloom
27% of 1068 decks +22% synergy
Geralf's Messenger
26% of 1068 decks +26% synergy
Deathspore Thallid
26% of 1068 decks +26% synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
26% of 1068 decks +22% synergy
Brightcap Badger
26% of 664 decks +25% synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
The Mycotyrant
24% of 989 decks +23% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
23% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Forgotten Ancient
21% of 1068 decks +14% synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
20% of 982 decks +6% synergy
Fertilid
20% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
20% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Teysa Karlov
19% of 1068 decks +15% synergy
Mentor of the Meek
19% of 1068 decks +14% synergy
Strangleroot Geist
18% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Psychotrope Thallid
18% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18% of 795 decks +12% synergy
Eternal Witness
18% of 1068 decks -1% synergy
Carrion Feeder
18% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
16% of 1068 decks +11% synergy
Devoted Druid
15% of 1068 decks +12% synergy
Sporemound
15% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Enduring Vitality
14% of 596 decks +8% synergy
Undercellar Myconid
14% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Llanowar Elves
14% of 1068 decks -7% synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
55% of 1068 decks +8% synergy
Aura Mutation
47% of 1068 decks +43% synergy
Inspiring Call
45% of 1068 decks +37% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
44% of 1068 decks +14% synergy
Beast Within
40% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Heroic Intervention
32% of 1068 decks +2% synergy
Putrefy
32% of 1068 decks +17% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Village Rites
20% of 1068 decks +10% synergy
Abzan Charm
18% of 1068 decks +14% synergy
Generous Gift
18% of 1068 decks -6% synergy
Mortify
16% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Fungal Rebirth
14% of 1068 decks +14% synergy
Eladamri's Call
13% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12% of 727 decks +4% synergy
Second Harvest
12% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Dark Ritual
10% of 1068 decks -13% synergy
Deadly Dispute
10% of 1068 decks -2% synergy
Despark
9% of 1068 decks -6% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8% of 1068 decks +1% synergy
Abrupt Decay
8% of 1068 decks -2% synergy
Chord of Calling
7% of 1068 decks +2% synergy
Rite of Harmony
7% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
7% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Krosan Grip
5% of 1068 decks -1% synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
53% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Kodama's Reach
49% of 1068 decks +19% synergy
Rampant Growth
48% of 1068 decks +14% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
42% of 12 decks +38% synergy
Nature's Lore
40% of 1068 decks +9% synergy
Three Visits
31% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Diabolic Intent
23% of 1068 decks +15% synergy
Damn
17% of 1068 decks +1% synergy
Damning Verdict
15% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
13% of 1068 decks +1% synergy
Fungal Sprouting
12% of 1068 decks +11% synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
11% of 1068 decks +10% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
10% of 1068 decks +2% synergy
Farewell
9% of 1068 decks -3% synergy
Toxic Deluge
9% of 1068 decks -9% synergy
Austere Command
8% of 1068 decks -4% synergy
Hour of Reckoning
8% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Dig Up
7% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6% of 1068 decks +1% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6% of 540 decks -0% synergy
Victimize
6% of 1068 decks -6% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
6% of 1068 decks +3% synergy
Culling Ritual
6% of 1068 decks -5% synergy
Finale of Devastation
6% of 1068 decks -2% synergy
Thirsting Roots
5% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Vindicate
5% of 1068 decks -1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
42% of 1068 decks +37% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
42% of 1068 decks +38% synergy
The Ozolith
26% of 1068 decks +22% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22% of 1068 decks -5% synergy
Lightning Greaves
15% of 1068 decks -10% synergy
Ghost Lantern
11% of 1068 decks +11% synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
9% of 982 decks +7% synergy
Altar of Dementia
8% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
53% of 1068 decks +45% synergy
Parallel Lives
45% of 1068 decks +38% synergy
Bred for the Hunt
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Inexorable Tide
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Anointed Procession
40% of 1068 decks +32% synergy
Branching Evolution
37% of 1068 decks +31% synergy
Insidious Roots
31% of 884 decks +25% synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
30% of 1068 decks +29% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
29% of 1068 decks +25% synergy
Primal Vigor
29% of 1068 decks +25% synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Fecundity
20% of 1068 decks +19% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Fungal Plots
18% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
15% of 1068 decks +9% synergy
Grave Pact
14% of 1068 decks +9% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14% of 1068 decks +10% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
13% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
12% of 313 decks +8% synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
11% of 670 decks +7% synergy
Sylvan Library
10% of 1068 decks +0% synergy
Earthcraft
10% of 1068 decks +9% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Life and Limb
9% of 1068 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9% of 1068 decks -7% synergy
Wild Growth
9% of 1068 decks -2% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8% of 1068 decks -0% synergy
Master Chef
7% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Death's Presence
7% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Necrogenesis
7% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Mirari's Wake
6% of 1068 decks -6% synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6% of 1068 decks +2% synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
5% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Geist Hunter
14% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
14% of 324 decks +9% synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Gavony Township
45% of 1068 decks +36% synergy
Dreadship Reef
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
30% of 1068 decks +25% synergy
Karn's Bastion
27% of 1068 decks +22% synergy
Bojuka Bog
25% of 1068 decks -5% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21% of 1068 decks +12% synergy
Reliquary Tower
21% of 1068 decks -9% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13% of 1068 decks -6% synergy
Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
11% of 1068 decks +10% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
10% of 1068 decks -2% synergy
Temple of the False God
9% of 1068 decks -0% synergy
Grim Backwoods
8% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7% of 1068 decks -4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
6% of 1068 decks -15% synergy
Three Tree City
5% of 674 decks +0% synergy
Westvale Abbey
5% of 1068 decks +3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Arcane Signet
78% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Golgari Signet
29% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Dimir Signet
25% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Selesnya Signet
18% of 1068 decks +10% synergy
Orzhov Signet
18% of 1068 decks -8% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13% of 1068 decks +1% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12% of 1068 decks +3% synergy
Talisman of Unity
12% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
10% of 1068 decks -11% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
10% of 1068 decks -16% synergy
Commander's Sphere
9% of 1068 decks -5% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92% of 1068 decks +18% synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
61% of 1068 decks +34% synergy
Temple Garden
52% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
51% of 1068 decks +21% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
51% of 1068 decks +11% synergy
Exotic Orchard
51% of 1068 decks +15% synergy
Godless Shrine
50% of 1068 decks +10% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
47% of 1068 decks +21% synergy
Indatha Triome
46% of 1068 decks +17% synergy
Isolated Chapel
45% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Canopy Vista
44% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Raffine's Tower
42% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41% of 1068 decks +15% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
38% of 1068 decks +13% synergy
Evolving Wilds
37% of 1068 decks +16% synergy
Caves of Koilos
36% of 1068 decks +6% synergy
Windswept Heath
35% of 1068 decks +25% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
34% of 1068 decks +23% synergy
Marsh Flats
34% of 1068 decks +23% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
34% of 1068 decks +10% synergy
Underground River
33% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
33% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Zagoth Triome
33% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Spara's Headquarters
33% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Sunken Hollow
33% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Breeding Pool
33% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Vault of Champions
29% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Deceptive Landscape
25% of 722 decks +17% synergy
Brushland
25% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Waterlogged Grove
25% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Prairie Stream
25% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24% of 1068 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
22% of 1068 decks +4% synergy
Deathcap Glade
20% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
19% of 1068 decks +5% synergy
Temple of Malady
18% of 1068 decks +1% synergy
Path of Ancestry
17% of 1068 decks -5% synergy
Temple of Silence
14% of 1068 decks -4% synergy
Temple of Plenty
14% of 1068 decks +1% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
14% of 1068 decks -2% synergy
Murmuring Bosk
14% of 1068 decks +7% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14% of 1068 decks -1% synergy
Savannah
13% of 1068 decks +0% synergy
Bayou
13% of 1068 decks -1% synergy
Scrubland
12% of 1068 decks -1% synergy
Twilight Mire
12% of 1068 decks +0% synergy
Fortified Village
10% of 1068 decks -6% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10% of 1068 decks +2% synergy
Lush Portico
10% of 891 decks +0% synergy
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