the front side of Pain's Reward
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Children of Korlis
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Vizkopa Guildmage
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Pain's Reward in hand.
  2.  Children of Korlis and Vizkopa Guildmage on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. ({3} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Activate Vizkopa Guildmage by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , causing each opponent to lose life whenever you gain life this turn.
  2. Cast Pain's Reward by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , betting a number equal to your life total minus 1.
  3. If you win the bid, resolve Pain's Reward, causing you to lose that much life and draw four cards.
  4. Activate Children of Korlis by sacrificing it, causing you to gain life equal to the life you've lost this turn.
  5. Vizkppa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained.

Notes

  1. If an opponent outbids you, then you cannot perform steps 3-5. If you have the highest life total, however, that opponent will lose the game due to having 0 or less life.

Results

  1. Near-infinite lifeloss.

Metadata

  1. In 231 decks according to EDHREC.
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