Purphoros, God of the Forge
Tainted Strike
Avenger of Zendikar

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Purphoros on the battlefield.
Tainted Strike and Avenger of Zendikar in hand.
you control at least four lands.
5 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Tainted Strike, giving Purphoros +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
2
Cast Avenger of Zendikar.
3
Avenger of Zendikar enters, triggering itself and Purphoros.
4
Resolve the Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating a Plant token for each land you control.
5
The tokens enter, triggering Purphoros four times.
6
Resolve All Purphoros triggers giving each opponent ten poison counters.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Each opponent loses the game
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Utility Artifacts
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34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Embercleave
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6%synergy
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Enchantments
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21%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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1%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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0%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
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36%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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40%synergy
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22%synergy
Kher Keep
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43%synergy
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29%synergy
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14%synergy
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29%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-8%synergy
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20%synergy
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1%synergy
Strip Mine
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16%synergy
Dryad Arbor
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
14%synergy
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11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
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6%synergy
Arena of Glory
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
High Market
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
Command Beacon
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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10%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-17%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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15%synergy
Gruul Signet
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
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4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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-13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
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6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-13%synergy
Lands
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15%synergy
Stomping Ground
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28%synergy
Blood Crypt
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31%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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26%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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46%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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24%synergy
Rootbound Crag
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion74 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion70 decks145 decks
37%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
48%inclusion69 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Savage Lands
45%inclusion65 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion60 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Cinder Glade
39%inclusion56 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion54 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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2%synergy
Spire Garden
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12%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Karplusan Forest
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8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
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1%synergy
Taiga
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11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Bayou
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Rockfall Vale
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Twisted Landscape
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Abandon
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Grove of the Burnwillows
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Jund Panorama
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-2%synergy