Lessons Learned: No combo without a sac outlet. Two opponents each losing 1 life won’t cause it to trigger. See cards from the most recent sets and discover what players just like you are saying about them. Browse through cards from Magic's entire history. Updated Jul 05, 2020 by tribal-kai using our MTG Deck Builder. Alternatively, you might decide to focus on the beatdown approach. The only thing that matters is getting the combo out. only works with Ashnod’s Altar. Doubling Season et al. Bloodchief Ascension from Zendikar for . Bloodchief Ascension’s first ability checks how much life was lost by each opponent over the course of the entire turn, even if Bloodchief Ascension wasn’t on the battlefield the whole time. One way to do that is to max out on Bloodghast, Kalastria Highborn, and Blade of the Bloodchief. Killer Combo – “Saproling Salad” ... One card in particular that would be a BOMB in “Counterpunch” is Blade of the Bloodchief. EDH Recommendations and strategy content for Magic: the Gathering Commander A vampire tribal list with a few combos thrown in. Sac Ornithopter to Krark-Clan Ironworks to generate 2 mana, gain one life from Deathgreeter, use Dross Scorpion\'s ability to untap Soul Foundry and add a +1/+1 counter to Thopter Squadron. Also, anything to get him out quicker would help too. All that being said, I'd test Bloodchief Ascension. ... Blade of the Bloodchief can come too? After you get more familiar with the deck, you might decide to amp up its combo elements. Rarity, #: R, 82 Card Type: Enchantment Description: At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 2 or more life this turn, you may put a quest counter on Bloodchief Ascension. Tell me every single Pentavus combo you know of or can think of. Gatherer is the Magic Card Database. Pretty much you get a Blade of the Bloodchief on him and do nasty things. You need to sac a pentavite AND pay 1 to put a counter on pentavus. Thanks! I wouldn't have high hopes, but I'd test it. Undying creatures and Utopia Mycon do not mix. Magic The Gathering, magic cards, singles, decks, card lists, deck ideas, wizard of the coast, all of the cards you need at great prices are available at Cardkingdom. Blade of the Bloodchief normally provides the equipped creature with a +1/+1 counter whenever another creature dies. If so, you'll want to cut the higher-end spells for faster threats. It seems like a lackluster combo piece but an interesting stax piece once it's actually active; it shuts down Hermit Druid decks and most Hulk lines off the top of my head, and taxes wheels hard. And don't say Tinker a Memknight. 10/1/2009: For the first ability to trigger, a single opponent must have lost 2 life. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. Ghave + Any sac outlet + Blade of the bloodchief. While this equipment seems to be heavily vampire-aligned, it isn’t necessarily so, and Ghave provides a way to both turn those +1/+1 counters into saprolings and then to send them to the graveyard. Ashnod’s Altar is the most effective combo piece and also the hardeest to tutor STRATEGY. Most of the time we're going to tutor up [[Necropotence]] … Equip Blade of the Bloodchief (or Sadistic Glee if you prefer) to Thopter Squadron.Imprint Ornithopter on Soul Foundry.Tap Soul Foundry to put an Ornithopter in play. However, if the equipped creature is a vampire, this amount is doubled, allowing for the blade's controller to buff up vampires in their army for very little mana as the game progresses. [Edited by RedPanda on 12/Sep/10 at 10:51AM]