Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| Your life total is at least 2. You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gray Merchant, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control. |
2 | Gray Merchant dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. |
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 life lost this way. |
4 | Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card. |
5 | Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Gray Merchant. |
6 | The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. |
7 | Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Gray Merchant and causing you to draw a card. |
8 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite card draw | |
| Infinite draw triggers | |
| Near-infinite death triggers | |
| Near-infinite ETB | |
| Near-infinite lifegain | |
| Near-infinite lifegain triggers | |
| Near-infinite lifeloss | |
| Near-infinite LTB | |
| Near-infinite sacrifice triggers |
Combo Metadata
12752
DECKS
0.32%
OF 3978025 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 259
MOST PLAYED OF 46394 COMBOS
{ } 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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