the front side of Syr Konrad, the Grim
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the front side of Tortured Existence
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Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have a creature card in your hand and a creature card in your graveyard.
  2. You have a way to give Syr Konrad lifelink.

Mana Needed

  1. ({B} magic symbol)   or 2 life available.

Steps

  1. Give Syr Konrad lifelink, if needed.
  2. Activate Tortured Existence by paying ({B} magic symbol)   or 2 life and discarding a creature card.
  3. Syr Konrad triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent and causing you to gain life equal to the damage dealt.
  4. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Syr Konrad triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent and causing you to gain life equal to the damage dealt.
  6. Repeat.

Notes

  1. You may do this combo without giving Syr Konrad lifelink, although you will be limited by your lifetotal and black mana available for near-infinite results and no lifegain. You will net life as long as Syr Konrad has lifelink and you have two or more opponents.

Results

  1. Infinite damage.
  2. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  3. Infinite self-discard triggers.
  4. Near-infinite lifegain.

Metadata

  1. In 822 decks according to EDHREC.
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