the front side of Overkill
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Jaws of Defeat
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  Overkill in hand.
  2.  Jaws of Defeat on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have a way to cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.

Mana Needed

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

Steps

  1. Cause any creature to enter the battlefield under your control, triggering Jaws of Defeat.
  2. Holding priority, cast Overkill by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , giving the creature that entered -0/-9999 until end of turn.
  3. The creature dies as a state-based action due to having less than 0 toughness.
  4. Resolve the Jaws of Defeat trigger, causing target opponent to lose life equal to the difference between the creature's power and toughness, using its last known information.

Results

  1. Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent.
  2. Target opponent loses the game.

Metadata

  1. In 3823 decks according to EDHREC.
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