Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
Starving Revenant
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Starving Revenant on the battlefield. | |
| Marina Vendrell's Grimoire in hand. | |
| You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying . |
2 | When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. |
3 | Starving Revenant's second ability triggers five times. |
4 | Resolve the first Starving Revenant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. |
5 | Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. |
6 | Starving Revenant's second ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. |
7 | Repeat from step 5. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite card draw | |
| Near-infinite lifeloss | |
| Infinite draw triggers | |
| Near-infinite lifegain | |
| Near-infinite lifegain triggers |
Combo Metadata
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{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this isn't an early game combo.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
Combo Voting
Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?
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