the front side of Satoru Umezawa
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Master of Cruelties
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  
    Satoru Umezawa
    Satoru Umezawa
    and
    Master of Cruelties
    Master of Cruelties
    on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Master of Cruelties
    Master of Cruelties
    does not have summoning sickness.
  2. You have a creature card in hand with power one or greater.
  3. An opponent is unable to block
    Master of Cruelties
    Master of Cruelties
    .

Mana Needed

  1. ({2} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Declare
    Master of Cruelties
    Master of Cruelties
    as an attacker, attacking an opponent unable to block it.
  2. When
    Master of Cruelties
    Master of Cruelties
    isn't blocked, its ability triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate any creature card with power one or greater in your hand's ninjutsu ability by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   and returning
    Master of Cruelties
    Master of Cruelties
    from the battlefield to your hand, putting the creature card onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.
  4. Resolve the
    Master of Cruelties
    Master of Cruelties
    trigger, causing the blocking opponent's life total to become one.
  5. Deal combat damage with the attacking creature, causing the opponent's life total to become zero or less.
  6. 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 136 decks according to EDHREC.
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