Sanguine Bond
Enchantment$5.43
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Legal in Commander
Is
Does
Rewards
Combos 26
Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to gain life.
Steps
Gain life. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing an opponent to lose 1 life. Exquisite Blood triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 2.
Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to gain life.
Steps
Gain life. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing an opponent to lose 1 life. Bloodthirsty Conqueror triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 2.
Sanguine Bond + Beacon of Immortality
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have an equal or higher life total than an opponent.
Steps
Cast Beacon of Immortality by paying {5}{W}, doubling your life total and shuffling Beacon of Immortality into your library. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing target opponent who had an equal of lower life total than you to lose life equal to the life you gained. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Sanguine Bond + Revival // Revenge
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss for up to two target opponents
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Revenge by paying {4}{W}{B}, doubling your life total and causing an opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. Sanugine Bond triggers, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained.
Sanguine Bond + Shard of the Nightbringer
- Target opponent loses the game
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. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the amount of life gained this way. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Sanguine Bond + Serra Avatar + Swords to Plowshares
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is higher than or equal to an opponent's.
Steps
Cast Swords to Plowshares by paying {W}, exiling Serra Avatar and gaining life equal to its power. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing target opponent whose lifetotal is less than or equal to Serra Avatar's power to lose life equal to the life you gained. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Sanguine Bond + Judith, Carnage Connoisseur + Fire Covenant
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Fire Covenant by paying {1}{B}{R} and an amount of life equal to your life total minus 1, targeting any creature. Judith triggers, giving Fire Covenant deathtouch and lifelink. Resolve Fire Covenant, dealing damage equal to the life paid to the targeted creature and causing you to gain that much life. Sanguine Bond triggers, dealing that much damage to target opponent.
Sanguine Bond + Enduring Angel // Angelic Enforcer
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Angelic Enforcer does not have summoning sickness. Your life total is higher than or equal to an opponent's.
Steps
Declare Angelic Enforcer as an attacker. Angelic Enforcer triggers, doubling your life total. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing target opponent whose life total is less than or equal to Angelic Enforcer's power to lose life equal to the life you gained. That opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.
Sanguine Bond + Soul of Eternity + Swords to Plowshares
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
- Near-infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is higher than or equal to an opponent's.
Steps
Cast Swords to Plowshares by paying {W}, exiling Soul of Eternity and gaining life equal to its power. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing target opponent whose lifetotal is less than or equal to Soul of Eternity's power to lose life equal to the life you gained. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Sanguine Bond + Judith, Carnage Connoisseur + Wheel of Misfortune
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Wheel of Misfortune by paying {2}{R}. Judith triggers, giving Wheel of Misfortune deathtouch and lifelink. Resolve Wheel of Misfortune, choosing an arbitrarily large number. If you didn't choose the largest number, Wheel of Misfortune deals damage equal to the highest number chosen to each player that chose it, causing those players to lose the game due to having 0 or less life. If you chose the largest number, Wheel of Misfortune deals that much damage to you and causes you to gain that much life. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing an opponent to lose lfie equal to the life you gained. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less 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.
- Y'shtola, Night's BlessedY'shtola, Night's Blessed gains you life, which Sanguine Bond can use.
- Valgavoth, Harrower of SoulsSanguine Bond drains opponents' life, which Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls can use.
- Rakdos, Lord of RiotsSanguine Bond drains opponents' life, which Rakdos, Lord of Riots can use.
- Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of RuinSanguine Bond drains opponents' life, which Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin can use.
- Emet-Selch of the Third SeatSanguine Bond drains opponents' life, which Emet-Selch of the Third Seat can use.
- Sygg, River CutthroatSanguine Bond drains opponents' life, which Sygg, River Cutthroat can use.
- Davros, Dalek CreatorSanguine Bond drains opponents' life, which Davros, Dalek Creator can use.
- The Master of Lake-townSanguine Bond drains opponents' life, which The Master of Lake-town can use.
- Zur, Eternal SchemerZur, Eternal Schemer gains you life, which Sanguine Bond can use.
- Narci, Fable SingerNarci, Fable Singer gains you life, which Sanguine Bond can use.