the front side of Purphoros, God of the Forge
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Tainted Strike
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Elemental Mastery
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Tainted Strike in hand.
  2.  Purphoros and Elemental Mastery on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Elemental Mastery attached to Purphoros.
  2. Purphoros does not have summoning sickness.
  3. You have at least five devotion to red.

Mana Needed

  1. ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Tainted Strike, giving Purphoros +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
  2. Activate Purphoros by tapping it, creating a number of Elemental tokens with haste equal to Purphoros's power.
  3. The tokens enter, triggering Purphoros seven times.
  4. Resolve each trigger giving each opponent fourteen poison counters.

Results

  1. Each opponent loses the game.

Metadata

  1. In 3 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Exhibition (Bracket 1+).



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