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Venerated Rotpriest + Storm Herd + Sway of Illusion Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Venerated Rotpriest on the battlefield.
    • Storm Herd and Sway of Illusion in hand.
    • Your life total is at least thirty, minus one for each poison counter your opponents have and for each creature you control.
    • {9}{w}{w}{u} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Storm Herd by paying {8}{w}{w}, creating a number of 1/1 Pegasus creature tokens equal to your life total.
    • 2
      Cast Sway of Illusion by paying {1}{u}, targeting every creature you control.
    • 3
      Venerated Rotpriest triggers for each creature targeted by Cauldron Haze.
    • 4
      Resolve the first trigger, causing an opponent to get a poison counter.
    • 5
      Repeat step 4 until an opponent loses the game due to having ten poison counters, then repeat for each other opponent.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Each opponent loses the game

Combo Metadata

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Combo Rank

Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?

1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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