Ayara, First of Locthwain
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble2/3$5.08
Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. , Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 5
Ayara, First of Locthwain + Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. When Gravecrawler enters, Ayara triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life. Repeat.
Ayara, First of Locthwain + Plague of Vermin
- Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have higher life total than your opponents.
Steps
Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B}. Resolve Plague of Vermin, choosing to pay all but one life and create that many black Rat tokens. For each Rat tokens that enters the battlefield, Ayara triggers, causing you to gain that many life and each opponent to lose that many life.
Ayara, First of Locthwain + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2. You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Ayara, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control. Ayara dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Ayara enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Ayara. The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. If the creature was black, it enters the battlefield, triggering Ayara, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Ayara and causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Ayara, First of Locthwain + Tree of Perdition + Dollhouse of Horrors
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You do not control a Construct.
Steps
Activate Dollhouse of Horrors by paying {1}, tapping it and exiling Tree of Perdition from your graveyard, creating a token copy of Tree of Perdition that is a 0/0 Construct with haste. When the Tree of Perdition token enters the battlefield, Ayara triggers. Holding priority, activate the Tree of Perdition token by tapping it, swapping an opponent's life total with Tree of Perdition's toughness. Resolve the Ayara trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life. The opponent whose life total was swapped loses the game due to having zero or les life.
Ayara, First of Locthwain + Tree of Perdition + Offspring's Revenge
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
At the beginning of your combat phase, Offspring's Revenge triggers, exiling Tree of Perdition from your graveyard and creating a 1/1 copy of it with haste. When the Tree of Perdition token enters the battlefield, Ayara triggers. Holding priority, activate the Tree of Perdition token by tapping it, swapping an opponent's life total with Tree of Perdition's toughness. Resolve the Ayara trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life. The opponent whose life total was swapped loses the game due to having zero or les life.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Edea, Possessed SorceressAyara, First of Locthwain sacrifices your creatures, which Edea, Possessed Sorceress can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous NeonateAyara, First of Locthwain gains you life, which Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate can use.
- Davros, Dalek CreatorAyara, First of Locthwain drains opponents' life, which Davros, Dalek Creator can use.
- Avacyn, Angel of HorrorAyara, First of Locthwain sacrifices your creatures, which Avacyn, Angel of Horror can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Valgavoth, Harrower of SoulsAyara, First of Locthwain drains opponents' life, which Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls can use.
- Y'shtola, Night's BlessedAyara, First of Locthwain drains opponents' life, which Y'shtola, Night's Blessed can use.
- Rakdos, Lord of RiotsAyara, First of Locthwain drains opponents' life, which Rakdos, Lord of Riots can use.
- Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of RuinAyara, First of Locthwain drains opponents' life, which Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin can use.
- Emet-Selch of the Third SeatAyara, First of Locthwain drains opponents' life, which Emet-Selch of the Third Seat can use.
- Sygg, River CutthroatAyara, First of Locthwain drains opponents' life, which Sygg, River Cutthroat can use.