Rowan, Scion of War
Debt to the Deathless
Necropotence

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Debt to the Deathless in hand.
Rowan and Necropotence on the battlefield.
Your life total is equal to or greater than half the highest life total among your opponents, rounded up. Rowan does not have summoning sickness.
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Necropotence by paying 1 life, exiling the top card of your library.
2
Repeat step 1 until you have paid an amount of life equal to half the highest life total among your opponents, rounded up.
3
Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
4
Cast Debt to the Deathless, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of due to Rowan's ability.
5
Resolve Debt to the Deathless, causing each opponent to lose twice X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
6
Each opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Each opponent loses the game
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifeloss
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Sorceries
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Utility Artifacts
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14%synergy
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30%synergy
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23%synergy
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19%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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4%synergy
Pact Weapon
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Ivory Tower
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
Enchantments
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42%synergy
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24%synergy
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34%synergy
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
Boon Reflection
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9%synergy
Sunspring Expedition
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8%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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Soul Echo
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6%synergy
Near-Death Experience
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6%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
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6%synergy
Light of Promise
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5%synergy
Repercussion
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5%synergy
Life Insurance
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
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3%synergy
Necromancy
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3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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1%synergy
Planeswalkers
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16%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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4%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
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11%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
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9%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
Emergence Zone
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5%synergy
Temple of the False God
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-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
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1%synergy
Flamekin Village
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5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
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2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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6%synergy
Arcane Signet
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16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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25%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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21%synergy
Orzhov Signet
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6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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2%synergy
Thought Vessel
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6%synergy
Boros Signet
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Staff of Compleation
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7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
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5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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2%synergy
Mind Stone
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-9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
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3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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18%synergy
Blood Crypt
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39%synergy
Godless Shrine
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35%synergy
Nomad Outpost
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Sacred Foundry
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
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48%synergy
Savai Triome
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Caves of Koilos
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Arid Mesa
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Vault of Champions
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Battlefield Forge
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Spectator Seating
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sundown Pass
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Plateau
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Shattered Landscape
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Sunbaked Canyon
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Boros Garrison
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy