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Frenetic Efreet + Karplusan Minotaur + Gideon of the Trials Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Gideon of the Trials in hand or on the battlefield or in the command zone or in exile or in your graveyard or in your library.
    • Frenetic Efreet and Karplusan Minotaur on the battlefield.
    • Karplusan Minotaur has indestructible, protection from red or protection from creatures. You have Gideon of the Trials' emblem
    • Gideon of the Trials is on the battlefield, or you control a Gideon planeswalker.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Frenetic Efreet an arbitrarily large number of times by paying {0}.
    • 2
      Resolve a Frenetic Efreet ability, causing you to flip a coin.
    • 3
      Karplusan Minotaur triggers. If you won the flip, it deals 1 damage to any target you choose. If you lost the flip, it deals 1 damage to a target of an opponent's choosing. You cannot lose the game due to this damage due to Gideon of the Trials, and Karplusan Minotaur cannot be destroyed due to its indestructibility or protection.
    • 4
      Repeat from step 2.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite damage

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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