Rowan, Scion of War
Exsanguinate
Lord of the Forsaken
1

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Exsanguinate in hand.
Rowan and Lord of the Forsaken on the battlefield.
Rowan does not have summoning sickness. You have the highest life total.
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
2
Repeat step 1 until you have paid an amount of life equal to the highest life total among your opponents.
3
Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
4
Cast Exsanguinate, 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 Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose 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
Rowan, Scion of War
1.06% of 9826 decks 104 decks
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Be'lakor, the Dark Master
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Chainer, Nightmare Adept
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Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Vial Smasher the Fierce
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18% of 114 decks +15% synergy
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Thousand-Year Elixir
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Lotus Petal
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Hand of Vecna
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Mithril Coat
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Pact Weapon
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Basilisk Collar
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Magewright's Stone
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Whip of Erebos
7% of 114 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Processor
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Enchantments
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36% of 114 decks +25% synergy
Exquisite Blood
27% of 114 decks +22% synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
20% of 114 decks +20% synergy
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20% of 114 decks +17% synergy
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17% of 114 decks +14% synergy
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16% of 114 decks +12% synergy
Sanguine Bond
16% of 114 decks +10% synergy
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13% of 114 decks +13% synergy
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Underworld Connections
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Phyrexian Reclamation
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Manabarbs
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Virtue of Courage
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Sulfuric Vortex
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Vampiric Link
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Fiery Emancipation
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The Meathook Massacre
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Planeswalkers
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Utility Lands
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Ifnir Deadlands
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Hall of the Bandit Lord
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Cabal Pit
15% of 114 decks +14% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15% of 114 decks +5% synergy
Cabal Coffers
14% of 114 decks +4% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11% of 114 decks +11% synergy
The Black Gate
10% of 114 decks +7% synergy
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10% of 114 decks +3% synergy
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6% of 114 decks +4% synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
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Urza's Saga
6% of 114 decks -1% synergy
Restless Vents
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Mana Artifacts
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95% of 114 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Signet
83% of 114 decks +11% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63% of 114 decks +36% synergy
Rakdos Signet
57% of 114 decks +28% synergy
Staff of Compleation
35% of 114 decks +34% synergy
Fellwar Stone
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Thought Vessel
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Patriar's Seal
13% of 114 decks +12% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12% of 114 decks +7% synergy
Fire Diamond
12% of 114 decks +7% synergy
Mana Crypt
11% of 114 decks +6% synergy
Mana Vault
8% of 114 decks +2% synergy
Pristine Talisman
5% of 114 decks +4% synergy
Cursed Mirror
5% of 114 decks -0% synergy
Lands
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75% of 114 decks +1% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
61% of 114 decks +40% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
49% of 114 decks +17% synergy
Blood Crypt
48% of 114 decks +10% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47% of 114 decks +14% synergy
Luxury Suite
39% of 114 decks +14% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
36% of 114 decks +20% synergy
Mount Doom
35% of 114 decks +29% synergy
Exotic Orchard
29% of 114 decks -7% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28% of 114 decks +17% synergy
Haunted Ridge
26% of 114 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Malice
25% of 114 decks +11% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25% of 114 decks +17% synergy
Mana Confluence
24% of 114 decks +17% synergy
Tainted Peak
23% of 114 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23% of 114 decks +9% synergy
City of Brass
21% of 114 decks +13% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20% of 114 decks +8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
20% of 114 decks -1% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
19% of 114 decks +13% synergy
Myriad Landscape
18% of 114 decks -1% synergy
Prismatic Vista
17% of 114 decks +12% synergy
Graven Cairns
17% of 114 decks +8% synergy
Spire of Industry
15% of 114 decks +12% synergy
Marsh Flats
14% of 114 decks +3% synergy
Geothermal Bog
13% of 114 decks +10% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13% of 114 decks +4% synergy
Arid Mesa
13% of 114 decks +3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13% of 114 decks -3% synergy
Tarnished Citadel
11% of 114 decks +11% synergy
Sulfurous Mire
11% of 114 decks +9% synergy
Badlands
11% of 114 decks -2% synergy
Path of Ancestry
11% of 114 decks -10% synergy
Canyon Slough
10% of 114 decks +3% synergy
Polluted Delta
10% of 114 decks -2% synergy
Raucous Theater
9% of 68 decks -1% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9% of 114 decks +4% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9% of 114 decks -2% synergy
Wooded Foothills
8% of 114 decks -2% synergy
Scalding Tarn
8% of 114 decks -3% synergy
Horizon of Progress
7% of 42 decks +6% synergy
Jagged Barrens
6% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Tramway Station
5% of 114 decks +4% synergy
Drossforge Bridge
5% of 114 decks +1% synergy