Swords to Plowshares
Instant$1.36
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 8
Swords to Plowshares + Jumbo Cactuar
- Near-infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jumbo Cactuar does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Declare Jumbo Cactuar as an attacker, triggering its ability, giving it +9999/+0 until end of turn. Cast Swords to Plowshares by paying {W}, exiling Jumbo Cactuar and causing you to gain 10,000 life.
Swords to Plowshares + Serra Avatar + Sanguine Bond
- 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.
Swords to Plowshares + Wall of Blood + Vizkopa Guildmage
- Infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is greater than each opponent's. Note: you may halve the life total requirement for each additional {1}{W}{B} available, repeating step 1 additional times.
Steps
Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying {1}{W}{B}, creating a delayed triggered ability. Activate Wall of Blood's ability multiple times by paying 1 life each time until you are at 1 life, giving Wall of Blood +1/+1 until end of turn for each activation. Cast Swords to Plowshares by paying {W}, exiling Wall of Blood and gaining life equal to its power. The delayed triggered ability from Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose that much life.
Swords to Plowshares + Serra Avatar + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- 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. Vito 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.
Swords to Plowshares + Vizkopa Guildmage + Serra Avatar
- Each opponent loses the game
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have the highest lifetotal or are tied for the highest life total.
Steps
Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying {1}{W}{B}, causing each opponent to lose life when you gain life this turn. Cast Swords to Plowshares by paying {W}, exiling Serra Avatar and gaining life equal to its power. Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained. Each opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Swords to Plowshares + Soul of Eternity + Sanguine Bond
- 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.
Swords to Plowshares + Soul of Eternity + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- 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 Soul of Eternity and gaining life equal to its power. Vito 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.
Swords to Plowshares + Vizkopa Guildmage + Soul of Eternity
- Each opponent loses the game
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have the highest lifetotal or are tied for the highest life total.
Steps
Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying {1}{W}{B}, causing each opponent to lose life when you gain life this turn. Cast Swords to Plowshares by paying {W}, exiling Soul of Eternity and gaining life equal to its power. Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained. Each opponent loses the game due to having zero 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.
- Silverquill, the DisputantSwords to Plowshares is an Instant or sorcery, which Silverquill, the Disputant can use.
- Aziza, Mage Tower CaptainSwords to Plowshares is an Instant or sorcery, which Aziza, Mage Tower Captain can use.
- Feather, Radiant ArbiterSwords to Plowshares is an Instant or sorcery, which Feather, Radiant Arbiter can use.
- Sevinne, the ChronoclasmSwords to Plowshares is an Instant or sorcery, which Sevinne, the Chronoclasm can use.
- Shiko and Narset, UnifiedShiko and Narset, Unified copies your spells and Swords to Plowshares is an Instant or sorcery.