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Balancing Act + Perch Protection Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Balancing Act and Perch Protection in hand.
    • {6}{w}{w}{w} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Balancing Act by paying {2}{w}{w}.
    • 2
      Holding priority, cast Perch Protection by paying {4}{w}{w} and choosing to promise an opponent a gift, causing all permanents you control to phase out and an opponent to take an extra turn after this one.
    • 3
      Resolve Balancing Act, causing each opponent to sacrifice all their permanents as you control no permanents that aren't phased out.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Each opponent sacrifices all permanents they control
    • Mass Land Denial

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 isn't an early game 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
93%
Significant Results
86%
Early Game
14%
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