the front side of Heartless Hidetsugu
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Vizkopa Guildmage
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, W, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Heartless Hidetsugu and Vizkopa Guildmage on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Heartless Hidetsugu does not have summoning sickness.

Mana Needed

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

Steps

  1. Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's first ability by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , giving Heartless Hidetsugu lifelink until end of turn.
  2. Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , creating a delayed triggered ability.
  3. Activate Heartless Hidetsugu's ability by tapping it, causing Heartless Hidetsugu to deal damage to each player equal to half their life total and causing you to gain life equal to the damage dealt.
  4. The delayed triggered ability from step 2 triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the amount of life you gained.

Results

  1. Lethal lifeloss to each opponent.
  2. Near-infinite lifegain.

Metadata

  1. In 109 decks according to EDHREC.
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