the front side of Heartless Hidetsugu
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Tainted Strike
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R

Cards

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    Heartless Hidetsugu
  2. Card Back
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    Tainted Strike

Initial Card State

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    Tainted Strike     in hand.
  2.  
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    Heartless Hidetsugu     on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

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    Heartless Hidetsugu     does not have summoning sickness.
  2. Your opponents have a life total of twenty or greater, minus two for each poison counter they have.
  3. Your life total is no greater than nineteen, minus two for each poison counter you have.

Mana Needed

  1. ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast
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    Tainted Strike     by paying ({B} magic symbol)  , giving
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    Heartless Hidetsugu     +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
  2. Activate
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    Heartless Hidetsugu     by tapping it, causing each player to get a number of poison counters equal to half their life total, rounded down.
  3. Each opponent loses the game due to having ten or more poison counters.

Results

  1. Each opponent loses the game.

Metadata

  1. In 836 decks according to EDHREC.
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