Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire | Kuro, Pitlord | Temporal Extortion
(and two other cards)
Color Identity: B
Initial Card State
- Temporal Extortion and Repay in Kind in hand.
- All permanents on the battlefield.
Notable Prerequisites
- An opponent cannot block and kill Varragoth.
- Canal Dredger does not have summoning sickness.
Mana Needed
- ({6} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) available.
Steps
- Activate Kuro by paying 1 life, targeting any creature not used for this combo.
- Holding priority, repeat the previous step until you have 1 life remaining.
- Resolve all Kuro abilities.
- Cast Repay in Kind by paying ({5} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) , causing all life totals to become 1.
- Cast Temporal Extortion by paying ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) .
- If an opponent pays 1 life to counter it, that opponent's life total becomes 0, they lose the game, and you skip the next step.
- Otherwise, resolve Temporal Extortion, gaining an extra turn.
- Activate Canal Dredger by tapping it, putting Temporal Extortion from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.
- Declare Varragoth as an attacker.
- Activate Varragoth's Boast ability by paying ({1} magic symbol) ({B} magic symbol) , searching your library for Temporal Extortion and putting on top of your library.
- Go to your next turn.
- Draw Temporal Extortion in your draw step.
- Repeat from step 7.
Results
- On each of your turns, you take an extra turn unless an opponent chooses to lose the game.
Metadata
- This combo produces a lock.
- In 4 decks according to EDHREC.
Bracket Tag
This combo has been estimated to be Spicy (Bracket 3-4+).
