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Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Ashnod's Altar

Spicy3 variants

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature Infinite colorless mana Infinite creature ETB Infinite creature LTB Infinite creature sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers Infinite lifegain Infinite lifegain triggers

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Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

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Ghave, Guru of Spores

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Ashnod's Altar

How it works

Prerequisites

There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.

Steps

Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding .
Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life.
Repeat.

Effects

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers

Commander brackets

In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Spicy tier?

1–2 · Exhibition & Core

Spellbook classifies this as Spicy — not for these brackets.

3 · Upgraded

Allowed in this bracket.

4–5 · Optimized & cEDH

All combos are allowed.

Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Ashnod's Altar · CommanderView