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Overkill + Jaws of Defeat Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Jaws of Defeat on the battlefield.
    • Overkill in hand.
    • You have a way to cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
    • {2}{b} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cause any creature to enter the battlefield under your control, triggering Jaws of Defeat.
    • 2
      Holding priority, cast Overkill by paying {2}{b}, giving the creature that entered -0/-9999 until end of turn.
    • 3
      The creature dies as a state-based action due to having less than 0 toughness.
    • 4
      Resolve the Jaws of Defeat trigger, causing target opponent to lose life equal to the difference between the creature's power and toughness, using its last known information.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Target opponent loses the game
    • Significant lifeloss for target opponent

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)

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 before turn 6 or so?

Trivial Prerequisites
74%
Significant Results
52%
Early Game
96%
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