Archfiend of Despair

Combos 35

• Archfiend of Despair + Unstoppable Slasher

  • Target opponent loses the game

  3,933 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Unstoppable Slasher cannot be blocked by an opponent.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent using Unstoppable Slasher Unstoppable Slasher triggers, causing the defending opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn. The opponent dealt combat damage loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Heartless Hidetsugu

  • Each opponent with an even life total loses the game
  • Near-infinite damage to all players
  • Near-infinite lifeloss

  2,946 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Heartless Hidetsugu does not have summoning sickness.

  Steps

  Activate Heartless HIdetsugu by tapping it, dealing damage to each player equal to half their life total, rounded down. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. Each opponent that started with an even life total loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Grievous Wound

  • Target opponent loses the game

  2,518 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Grievous Wound attached to an opponent. You have a way to deal damage to the opponent that has Grievous Wound attached to them.

  Steps

  Deal damage to the opponent that has Grievous Wound attached to them. Grievous Wound triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent with Grievous Wound attached loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Scourge of the Skyclaves

  • Infinite lifeloss

  Mana needed: 2,430 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  {5} {B}

  Steps

  Cast Scourge of the Skyclaves kicked for {5}{B}{B}. When it enters the battlefield, each player loses half of their life, rounded up. At the beginning of the end step Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose the other half of their life.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Tree of Perdition

  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent

  2,357 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  An opponent has a higher life total than Tree of Perdition's toughness.

  Steps

  Activate Tree of Perdition by tapping it, causing its toughness to become equal to an opponents life total, and causing that opponent to lose life equal to the difference between their life total and Tree of Perdition's toughness as the ability resolved. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Shard of the Nightbringer

  • Target opponent loses the game

  Mana needed: 2,259 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Steps

  Cast Shard of the Nightbringer by paying {5}{B}{B}{B}. Shard of the Nightbringer triggers, causing an opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent targeted in step 2 loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Havoc Festival

  • Each opponent loses the game
  • Near-infinite lifeloss

  1,746 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Steps

  At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, Havoc Festival triggers, causing them to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of their end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent whose turn it is loses the game due to having zero or less life. Repeat during each other opponent's turn.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Quietus Spike

  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  • Target opponent loses the game

  1,713 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Quietus Spike attached to a creature that does not have summoning sickness. An opponent is unable to block and kill the creature with Quietus Spike attached.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent with the creature that has Quietus Spike attached. Quietus Spike triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Fraying Omnipotence

  • Near-infinite lifeloss

  Mana needed: 1,403 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  You control at least one additional creature.

  Steps

  Cast Fraying Omnipotence by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to lose half their life, then discard half the cards in their hand, then sacrifice half the creatures they control, rounding up each time. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they have lost this turn.

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• Archfiend of Despair + Virtus the Veiled

  • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  • Target opponent loses the game

  1,291 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Virtus does not have summoning sickness. An opponent is unable to block and kill Virtus.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent with Virtus. Virtus triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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