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Thornbite Staff + Gorgon Flail + Heavy Arbalest

Colorless
Thornbite Staff
Thornbite Staff
Gorgon Flail
Gorgon Flail
Heavy Arbalest
Heavy Arbalest
Destroy all creatures opponents controlDestroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefieldLock

How it works

  1. Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
  2. The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
  3. Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
  4. Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.

This elegant setup transforms any creature into a one-man firing squad by combining a suite of artifacts to lethal effect. Once you outfit your chosen creature with Gorgon Flail, its damage instantly becomes fatal to any creature it touches, bridging the gap for Thornbite Staff and Heavy Arbalest to do the rest. The Arbalest grants a ranged tapping ability to dish out that damage, while the Staff capitalizes on the resulting deathtouch kills by automatically untapping your shooter every time an opponent's creature perishes. This creates a perpetual loop that wipes out opposing boards on demand and locks down any future threats the moment they enter the battlefield.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyModernOathbreakerPredhVintage
100 decks$9.51