the front side of Delaying Shield
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Vampire Hexmage
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Gravewaker
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. ({5} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   at most each turn available.

Steps

  1. At the beginning of your upkeep, Delaying Shield triggers.
  2. Holding priority, if Delaying Shield has any delay counters on it, activate Vampire Hexmage by sacrificing it, removing all delay counters from Delaying Shield.
  3. Resolve the Delaying Shield ability, doing nothing.
  4. If Vampire Hexmage is in your graveyard, activate Gravewaker by paying ({5} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , returning Vampire Hexmage from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat.

Notes

  1. Depending on how many counters Delaying Shield has, it may be cheaper to simply pay ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   per counter instead of losing life, if able.

Results

  1. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

Metadata

  1. In 2 decks according to EDHREC.
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