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Zada, Hedron Grinder + Venerated Rotpriest + Storm Herd Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Storm Herd in hand.
    • Zada and Venerated Rotpriest on the battlefield.
    • You have an instant or sorcery card in hand that can target a single creature. Your life total is equal to or greater than ten times the number of opponents you have, minus two, and minus an additional one for each poison counter your opponents have.
    • {8}{w}{w} plus enough mana to cast the instant or sorcery available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Storm Herd by paying {8}{w}{w}, creating a number of 1/1 Pegasus creature tokens equal to your life total.
    • 2
      Cast any instant or sorcery by paying its mana cost, targeting Zada.
    • 3
      Zada and Venerated Rotpriest trigger.
    • 4
      Resolve the Venerated Rotpriest trigger, causing an opponent to get a poison counter.
    • 5
      Resolve the Zada trigger, copying the spell for each other creature you control, with each copy targeting a different creature.
    • 6
      Venerated Rotpriest triggers for each copy made this way.
    • 7
      Resolve the first trigger, causing an opponent to get a poison counter.
    • 8
      If the opponent has ten poison counters, they lose the game.
    • 9
      Repeat from step 7 for each remaining trigger.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Each opponent loses the game

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)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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