Ghave, Guru of Spores is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Ghave enters with five +1/+1 counters on it., Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
How it works : Ghave, Guru of Spores
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Ashnod's Altar + Doubling Season
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating two creature tokens.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding
. - 3Activate Ghave's second ability by paying and sacrificing a creature token, putting two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Cathars' Crusade + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- 2The Saproling enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding .
- 4Repeat.
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#3
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding .
- 3Mazirek triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 4Repeat.
- 5Once you have infinite mana and +1/+1 counters, you may stop sacrificing the Saprolings to get infinite creature tokens.
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#4
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Good-Fortune Unicorn + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- 2The Saproling creature token enters the battlefield, triggering Good-Fortune Unicorn, putting a +1/+1 counter on the Saproling token.
- 3Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a Saproling, creating another 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- 4The Saproling creature token enters the battlefield, triggering Good-Fortune Unicorn, putting a +1/+1 counter on the Saproling token.
- 5Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Saproling token without a +1/+1 counter, adding .
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Ashnod's Altar + Parallel Lives
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating two creature tokens.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding .
- 3Activate Ghave's second ability by paying and sacrificing a creature token, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
- 4Repeat.
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#6
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Rosie Cotton of South Lane + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- 2Rosie triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Ghave.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding .
- 4Repeat.
- 5Once you have infinite mana, you may forego sacrificing the Saproling tokens to Ashnod's Altar, and then use Ghave's second ability to put infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control.
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#7
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Ashnod's Altar + Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating two creature tokens.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding .
- 3Activate Ghave's second ability by paying and sacrificing a creature token, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
- 4Repeat.
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#8
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest + Utopia Mycon
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ghave's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- 2Activate Utopia Mycon by sacrificing the Saproling, adding .
- 3Mazirek triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
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