Phenax, God of Deception
Eater of the Dead
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Phenax and Eater of the Dead on the battlefield (Eater of the Dead without summoning sickness on the battlefield). |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, causing a player to mill cards equal to its toughness. |
2 | Activate Eater of the Dead by paying  , exiling a creature card from a graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead. |
3 | Repeat as able. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Near-infinite mill | |
| Near-infinite self-mill |
Combo Metadata
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{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true, early game, 2-card combo.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
Combo Voting
Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed early game?
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