Combos with Lord of the Forsaken

15 known combos in Commander — View Lord of the Forsaken

Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
Cut // Ribbons Cut // Ribbons
Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be used to cast spells from your graveyard.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have one life.
  3. Cast Ribbons from your graveyard for its aftermath cost by paying {B}{B} and by paying all available {C}.
  4. Resolve Riboons, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the colorless mana paid this way.
  5. Each opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
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Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} 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 {B}{B} 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.
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Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying 1 life.
  2. Vilis triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Sheoldred's first ability triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
  4. Repeat as desired.
  5. Resolve all Lord of the Forsaken abilities, adding that much {C} that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
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Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifeloss for all players · Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying 1 life.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
  3. Resolve all Lord of the Forsaken abilities.
  4. Cast Repay in Kind by paying {5}{B}{B}, causing each opponent's life total to become 0.
  5. Each opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having 0 life.
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Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
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  1. On the end step before your turn, activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have exactly one life remaining.
  3. At the beginning of your upkeep, Near-Death Experience triggers, causing you to win the game.
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Children of Korlis Children of Korlis
Vizkopa Guildmage Vizkopa Guildmage
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
Results: Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard
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  1. Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying {1}{W}{B}, causing each opponent to lose life whenever you gain life this turn.
  2. Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying 1 life.
  3. Repeat step 2 until you have 1 life.
  4. Activate Children of Korils by sacrificing it, causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life you've lost this turn.
  5. Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the amount of life you gained.
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Teysa Karlov Teysa Karlov
Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
+1 more
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire.
  2. When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Blood Artist trigger twice.
  3. Resolve both Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve both Blood Artist triggers, causing target opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  5. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability from step 1, causing target player to mill three cards.
  6. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast a spell from your graveyard.
  7. Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  8. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  9. Repeat.
Teysa Karlov Teysa Karlov
Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
+1 more
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire.
  2. When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger twice.
  3. Resolve both Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve both Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  5. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability from step 1, causing target player to mill three cards.
  6. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast a spell from your graveyard.
  7. Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  8. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  9. Repeat.
Teysa Karlov Teysa Karlov
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
+1 more
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire.
  2. When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Elas il-Kor's second ability trigger twice.
  3. Resolve both Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve both Elas il-Kor triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life.
  5. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability from step 1, causing target player to mill three cards.
  6. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast a spell from your graveyard.
  7. Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  8. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  9. When Oathsworn Vampire enters the battlefield, Elas il-Kor's first ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  10. Repeat.
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
+1 more
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire.
  2. When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Blood Artist trigger twice.
  3. Resolve both Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve both Blood Artist triggers, causing target opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  5. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability from step 1, causing target player to mill three cards.
  6. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast a spell from your graveyard.
  7. Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  8. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  9. Repeat.
Greven, Predator Captain Greven, Predator Captain
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
Results: Target opponent loses the game
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying 1 life.
  2. Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability.
  3. Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
+1 more
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire.
  2. When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Zulaport Cutthroat trigger twice.
  3. Resolve both Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve both Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  5. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability from step 1, causing target player to mill three cards.
  6. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast a spell from your graveyard.
  7. Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  8. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  9. Repeat.
Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Priest of Gix from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {2}{B} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard.
  2. When Priest of Gix enters, it triggers, adding {B}{B}{B}.
  3. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Priest of Gix.
  4. When Priest of Gix dies, Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability, causing you to mill three cards.
  6. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
  7. Repeat.
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
Osteomancer Adept Osteomancer Adept
Priest of Gix Priest of Gix
Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Osteomancer Adept by tapping it.
  2. Cast Priest of Gix from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {2}{B} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard.
  3. When Priest of Gix enters, it triggers, adding {B}{B}{B}.
  4. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Priest of Gix.
  5. When Priest of Gix dies, Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  6. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability, causing you to mill three cards.
  7. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat from step 2.
Lord of the Forsaken Lord of the Forsaken
Osteomancer Adept Osteomancer Adept
Priest of Gix Priest of Gix
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Osteomancer Adept by tapping it.
  2. Cast Priest of Gix from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {2}{B} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard.
  3. When Priest of Gix enters, it triggers, adding {B}{B}{B}.
  4. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's first ability by paying {B} and sacrificing Priest of Gix.
  5. When Priest of Gix dies, Funeral Room triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  6. Resolve the Lord of the Forsaken ability, causing you to mill three cards.
  7. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat from step 2.
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