the front side of Plague of Vermin
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Umbral Collar Zealot
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Grave Venerations
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  Plague of Vermin in hand.
  2.  Umbral Collar Zealot and Grave Venerations on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. ({6} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Plague of Vermin by paying ({6} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   and choosing to pay any amount of life, creating that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens.
  2. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing a Rat.
  3. When the Rat dies, Grave Venerations triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  5. Repeat from step 2 as able.

Notes

  1. It's recommended to pay as much life as possible to maximize the amount of lifeloss. If an opponent happens to pay life during casting Plague of Vermin, those additional Rats can also be sacrificed.

Results

  1. Near-infinite surveil.
  2. Near-infinite ETB.
  3. Near-infinite LTB.
  4. Near-infinite creature tokens for all players.
  5. Near-infinite death triggers.
  6. Near-infinite lifeloss.
  7. Near-infinite sacrifice triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 37 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

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



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