the front side of Lord of Tresserhorn
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Tainted Strike
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Tainted Strike in hand.
  2.  Lord of Tresserhorn on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Lord of Tresserhorn does not have summoning sickness.
  2. An opponent is unable to block and kill Lord of Tresserhorn.

Mana Needed

  1. ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Tainted Strike by paying ({B} magic symbol)  , giving Lord of Tresserhorn +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
  2. Deal combat damage with Lord of Tresserhorn, causing target opponent to get eleven poison counters.
  3. The opponent loses the game due to having ten or more poison counters.

Results

  1. Target opponent loses the game.

Metadata

  1. In 564 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Spicy (Bracket 3-4+).



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