Rowan, Scion of War
Exsanguinate
Lord of the Forsaken

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Exsanguinate in hand.
Rowan and Lord of the Forsaken on the battlefield (Rowan without summoning sickness on the battlefield).
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying life.
2
Repeat step 1 as desired.
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.
5
Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifeloss
Rowan, Scion of War
1.0%inclusion90 decks8.74K decks
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20%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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Utility Artifacts
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
Enchantments
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32%synergy
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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8%synergy
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0%synergy
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27%synergy
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-5%synergy
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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14%synergy
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6%synergy
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12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
3%synergy
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11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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2%synergy
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-11%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
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3%synergy
Arcane Signet
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8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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34%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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27%synergy
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31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
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0%synergy
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2%synergy
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0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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2%synergy
Fire Diamond
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2%synergy
Lands
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42%synergy
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24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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17%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Mount Doom
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Peak
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
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11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
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8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Spire of Industry
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Geothermal Bog
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Starting Town
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-7%synergy