the front side of Archfiend of the Dross
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Heartless Act
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Heartless Act in hand.
  2.  Archfiend of the Dross and Jon Irenicus on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

Mana Needed

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

Steps

  1. Cast Heartless Act by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross.
  2. At the beginning of your end step, Jon Irenicus triggers, giving an opponent control of Archfiend of the Dross.
  3. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

Results

  1. Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep.

Metadata

  1. In 395 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

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



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