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Rakdos, the Muscle + Doomsday Excruciator Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Rakdos on the battlefield.
    • Doomsday Excruciator in hand.
    • {b}{b}{b}{b}{b}{b} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Doomsday Excruciator by paying {b}{b}{b}{b}{b}{b}.
    • 2
      When Doomsday Excruciator enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling all but the bottom six cards of each player's library.
    • 3
      Activate Rakdos by sacrificing Doomsday Excruciator.
    • 4
      When Doomsday Excruciator dies, Rakdos's first ability triggers, exiling the top six cards of an opponent's library.
    • 5
      When the opponent targeted in step 4 would draw a card during their next draw step, they will instead lose the game due to having zero cards in their library.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Each opponent loses the game
    • Exile each opponent's library

Combo Metadata

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Combo Rank

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?

Trivial Prerequisites
84%
Significant Results
63%
Early Game
26%
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