Balancing Act
Perch Protection
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Balancing Act and Perch Protection in hand. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Balancing Act by paying  . |
2 | Holding priority, cast Perch Protection by paying  and choosing to promise an opponent a gift, causing all permanents you control to phase out and an opponent to take an extra turn after this one. |
3 | Resolve Balancing Act, causing each opponent to sacrifice all their permanents as you control no permanents that aren't phased out. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Mass Land Denial | |
| Each opponent sacrifices all permanents they control |
Combo Metadata
122
DECKS
0.00%
OF 3987876 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 12323
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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)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this isn't an early game combo.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
Combo Voting
Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?
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