the front side of Scytheclaw
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Archfiend of Despair
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  Scytheclaw and Archfiend of Despair on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Scytheclaw attached to a creature that does not have summoning sickness.
  2. An opponent is unable to block and kill the creature with Scytheclaw attached.

Steps

  1. Deal combat damage to an opponent with the creature that has Scytheclaw attached.
  2. Scytheclaw triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up.
  3. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn.
  4. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

Results

  1. Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent.
  2. Target opponent loses the game.

Metadata

  1. In 582 decks according to EDHREC.
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