Phenax, God of Deception
Freed from the Real
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Freed from the Real attached to King Macar. King Macar does not have summoning sickness.
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate King Macar by tapping it, causing a player to mill cards equal to King Macar's toughness.
2
Activate Freed from the Real by paying , untapping King Macar.
3
King Macar triggers, exiling any opposing creature and creating a Gold token.
4
Activate the Gold token by sacrificing it, adding .
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Exile all of your opponents' creatures
Near-infinite mill
Near-infinite self-mill
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49%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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43%synergy
Bonehoard
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42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
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33%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
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48%synergy
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47%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
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44%synergy
Propaganda
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30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
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39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
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40%synergy
Memory Erosion
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38%synergy
Court of Cunning
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33%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
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30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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14%synergy
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26%synergy
Mystic Remora
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
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10%synergy
No Mercy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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Planeswalkers
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15%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
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6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
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20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
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34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
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24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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13%synergy
Restless Reef
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13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
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7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
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9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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3%synergy
Halimar Depths
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6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
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4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
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4%synergy
Barren Moor
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3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion36 decks606 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
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5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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8%synergy
Arcane Signet
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10%synergy
Dimir Signet
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46%synergy
Azorius Signet
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38%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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25%synergy
Simic Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
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17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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9%synergy
Thought Vessel
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7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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11%synergy
Midnight Clock
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8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
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11%synergy
Sky Diamond
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5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
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3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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3%synergy
The Soul Stone
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3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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3%synergy
Dimir Locket
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5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
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5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
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3%synergy
Lands
Arcane Sanctum
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Command Tower
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13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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68%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion385 decks606 decks
35%synergy
Azorius Chancery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Prairie Stream
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Opulent Palace
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion323 decks606 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion313 decks606 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion268 decks606 decks
29%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion267 decks606 decks
28%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion265 decks606 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Malady
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Mystery
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Zagoth Triome
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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3%synergy
Breeding Pool
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2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion236 decks606 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion228 decks606 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion218 decks606 decks
25%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion203 decks606 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
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20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion180 decks606 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion172 decks606 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
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18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
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12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion126 decks606 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion120 decks606 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion114 decks606 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion105 decks606 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion94 decks606 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion82 decks606 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion75 decks606 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion71 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion73 decks606 decks
10%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion65 decks606 decks
8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion60 decks606 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion58 decks606 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.9%inclusion54 decks606 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.3%inclusion38 decks606 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion37 decks606 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion33 decks606 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion32 decks606 decks
-17%synergy