Near-Death Experience + Kianne, Corrupted Memory + Yavimaya Bloomsage // Channel

Near-Death Experience

Kianne, Corrupted Memory

Yavimaya Bloomsage // Channel

How it works

1. On the end step prior to your turn, cast a copy of Channel from exile by paying , unpreparing Yavimaya Bloomsage.
2. Activate Channel by paying 1 life, adding C.
3. Repeat step 2 until you have exactly 1 life.
4. At the beginning of your upkeep, Near-Death Experience triggers, causing you to win the game.

This ingenious puzzle relies on self-inflicted life loss to turn a strict win condition into a sudden victory. By utilizing Yavimaya Bloomsage // Channel's activated ability—which lets you pay life to generate colorless mana—you can rapidly strip away your own health down to the crucial threshold. Kianne, Corrupted Memory makes this setup possible at instant speed by granting flash to your spells whenever her power is even or odd, allowing you to cast Channel right on the preceding end step. Finally, with your life total cleanly whittled away to precisely one, Near-Death Experience triggers at the beginning of your upkeep to seal the game.