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Heartless Act

Heartless Act

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Choose one — • Destroy target creature with no counters on it. • Remove up to three counters from target creature.

Legal in Commander

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Combos 12

  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Fateful Handoff

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 575 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Cast Fateful Handoff by paying {3}{B}, causing you to draw four cards and give control of Archfiend of the Dross to an opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Jon Irenicus, Shattered One

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 567 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. At the beginning of your end step, Jon Irenicus triggers, giving an opponent control of Archfiend of the Dross. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Wrong Turn

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 427 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Cast Wrong Turn by paying {2}{U}, causing you to give control of Archfiend of the Dross to an opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Harmless Offering

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 390 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Cast Harmless Offering by paying {2}{R}, causing you to give control of Archfiend of the Dross to an opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Blim, Comedic Genius

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 356 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it. Blim does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked by an opponent.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Deal combat damage to an opponent using Blim. Blim triggers, giving control of Archfiend of the Dross to the damaged opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Bazaar Trader

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 294 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it. Bazaar Trader does not have summoning sickness.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Activate Bazaar Trader by tapping it, giving control of Archfiend of the Dross to an opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Coveted Falcon

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 176 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Your deck size is at least 2. Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Activate Coveted Falcon by paying {1}{U}, turning it face up. Coveted Falcon triggers, causing an opponent to gain control of Archfiend of the Dross and causing you to draw a card. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Donate

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 149 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Cast Donate by paying {2}{U}, causing you to give control of Archfiend of the Dross to an opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Switcheroo

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 84 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    An opponent controls a creature. Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Cast Switcheroo by paying {4}{U}, exchanging control of Archfiend of the Dross and a creature with an opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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  • Heartless Act + Archfiend of the Dross + Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant

    • Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep

    Mana needed: 25 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant does not have summoning sickness. Archfiend of the Dross has no more than four oil counters on it.

    Steps

    Cast Heartless Act by paying {1}{B}, removing up to three oil counters from Archfiend of the Dross. Activate Stiltzkin by paying {2} and tapping it, give control of Archfiend of the Dross to an opponent. At the beginning of the opponent's next upkeep, Archfiend of the Dross triggers, causing the opponent to remove an oil counter from it and lose the game.

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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.

  1. Silverquill, the DisputantHeartless Act is an Instant or sorcery, which Silverquill, the Disputant can use.
  2. Anhelo, the PainterHeartless Act is an Instant or sorcery, which Anhelo, the Painter can use.
  3. Zevlor, Elturel ExileHeartless Act is an Instant or sorcery, which Zevlor, Elturel Exile can use.
  4. Rassilon, the War PresidentHeartless Act is an Instant or sorcery, which Rassilon, the War President can use.
  5. Fire Lord AzulaFire Lord Azula copies your spells and Heartless Act is an Instant or sorcery.

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