the front side of Wheel of Misfortune
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Cho-Arrim Alchemist
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, W

Initial Card State

  1.  Wheel of Misfortune in hand.
  2.  Cho-Arrim Alchemist on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Cho-Arrim Alchemist does not have summoning sickness.
  2. You have at least one additional card in hand.

Mana Needed

  1. ({3} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Wheel of Misfortune by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)  .
  2. Holding priority, activate Cho-Arrim Alchemist by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  , tapping it and discarding a card, preventing all damage dealt by Wheel of Misfortune to you, and causing you to gain that much life.
  3. Resolve Wheel of Misfortune, choosing an arbitrarily large number, and causing you to gain life equal to the number you chose if you chose the largest number.
  4. If you didn't choose the largest number, Wheel of Misfortune deals that much damage to each opponent who chose the largest number.

Results

  1. Near-infinite lifegain.

Metadata

  1. In 10 decks according to EDHREC.
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