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. | |
 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 |
Combo Metadata
156
DECKS
0.02%
OF 899259 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 11196
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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)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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