Skirk Fire Marshal + Auriok Replica + Tainted Strike

Skirk Fire Marshal

Auriok Replica

Tainted Strike

How it works

1. Cast Tainted Strike by paying , giving Skirk Fire Marshal +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
2. Activate Auriok Replica by paying and sacrificing it, preventing all damage Skirk Fire Marshal would deal to you this turn.
3. Activate Skirk Fire Marshal by tapping five Goblins you control, putting ten -1/-1 counters on each other creature and giving each opponent ten poison counters.
4. Each opponent loses the game due to having ten poison counters.

This explosive combo leverages Skirk Fire Marshal's massive asymmetrical nuke by turning its self-inflicted damage into a win condition. By casting Tainted Strike beforehand, you give the Fire Marshal infect so that its sweeping 10 damage to each player translates into lethal poison counters, bypassing traditional life totals entirely. Meanwhile, Auriok Replica's sacrifice ability plays a crucial defensive role by preventing the damage that would otherwise be dealt back to you, ensuring you survive your own goblin-fueled apocalypse.