the front side of Aether Syphon
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Peer into the Abyss
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Peer into the Abyss in hand.
  2.  Aether Syphon on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Your life total is at least 2.
  2. You have max speed.

Mana Needed

  1. ({4} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying ({4} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , causing you to draw half your library and lose half your life total, rounding up each time.
  2. Aether Syphon triggers, causing each opponent to mill 2 cards for each card drawn this way.

Results

  1. Near-infinite card draw.
  2. Near-infinite draw triggers.
  3. Near-infinite mill.

Metadata

  1. In 150 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Oddball (Bracket 2-3+).



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