Imodane, the Pyrohammer + Shivan Meteor + Phyresis
How it works
- Cast Shivan Meteor by paying 3, dealing 13 damage to any creature.
- Imodane triggers, giving each opponent thirteen poison counters.
- Each opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having ten or more poison counters.
This lethal brew transforms a massive burst of direct damage into an instant game-ender by turning rules mechanics on their head. You begin by enchanting a creature with Phyresis, granting it the infect ability so that all of its damage is dealt to players as poison counters instead of regular life loss. Next, you target that creature with Shivan Meteor, a spell tailor-made for this foul work because it deals a staggering 13 damage to a single target—well past the ten poison counters required for a player to lose the game. As that huge lump of damage is dealt, Imodane, the Pyrohammer triggers off the single-target instant or sorcery, eagerly redirecting that exact same 13-damage payload straight to the face of each opponent, cleanly bypassing normal life totals entirely.