Chainer, Dementia Master
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Sadistic Hypnotist

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Your life total is at least ten. Your devotion to black is at least ten or you have at least two opponents.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Sadistic Hypnotist by sacrificing Gray Merchant, causing target player to discard two cards.
2
Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
3
Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
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0.1%inclusion26 decks18.2K decks
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1.3%inclusion23 decks1.76K decks
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18%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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18%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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12%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
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5%synergy
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22%synergy
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33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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2%synergy
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24%synergy
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25%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
18%synergy
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12%synergy
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0%synergy
High Market
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15%synergy
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17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
14%synergy
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16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
13%synergy
War Room
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
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7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
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0%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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4%synergy
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12%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
3%synergy
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-3%synergy
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6%synergy
Lotus Petal
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3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Lands
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100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
73%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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68%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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41%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Blood Crypt
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12%synergy
Tainted Peak
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
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4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-61%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-10%synergy