the front side of K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Leshrac's Sigil
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Pontiff of Blight
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  Leshrac's Sigil in hand.
  2.  K'rrik and Pontiff of Blight on the battlefield.

Easy Prerequisites

  1. You have at least 7 life.
  2. You have at least three opponents.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control at least six additional creatures.

Steps

  1. Cast Leshrac's Sigil by paying 4 life, enabled by K'rrik's ability.
  2. When you cast Leshrac's Sigil, each creature you control's extort ability from Pontiff of Blight triggers.
  3. Resolve an extort trigger by paying 2 life as enabled by K'rrik, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and gaining 3 life.
  4. Resolve seven additional extort triggers, netting 7 additional life.
  5. Activate Leshrac's Sigil's last ability by paying 4 life, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Repeat.

Results

  1. Near-infinite lifegain triggers.
  2. Infinite lifeloss.

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Drain loop calculator

Can you drain the table before your life runs out?

Plays the loop against every opponent. Every payment has to leave you at 1 life or more, and an opponent who dies stops feeding the drain.

  • Opponent 1

    Dies in loop 5

  • Opponent 2

    Dies in loop 5

  • Opponent 3

    Dies in loop 5

Life needed to kill the table7against 3 opponents

Every opponent dies in loop 5

Net life per loop
0
while every opponent is alive
Each opponent loses
8 per loop
Your life, step by step
  • To start: 40 life
  • Loop 1, pay 4 life: 36 life
  • Loop 1, cast a spell: 36 life
  • Loop 1, extort for +8 life: 44 life
  • Loop 1, pay 4 life: 40 life
  • Loop 2, pay 4 life: 36 life
  • Loop 2, cast a spell: 36 life
  • Loop 2, extort for +8 life: 44 life
  • Loop 2, pay 4 life: 40 life
  • Loop 3, pay 4 life: 36 life
  • Loop 3, cast a spell: 36 life
  • Loop 3, extort for +8 life: 44 life
  • Loop 3, pay 4 life: 40 life
  • Loop 4, pay 4 life: 36 life
  • Loop 4, cast a spell: 36 life
  • Loop 4, extort for +8 life: 44 life
  • Loop 4, pay 4 life: 40 life
  • Loop 5, pay 4 life: 36 life
  • Loop 5, cast a spell: 36 life
  • Loop 5, extort for +8 life: 44 life
  • Loop 5, pay 4 life: 40 life

Lowest you can go: 1.

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