Gideon of the Trials + Soul Conduit + Ethereal Champion

Gideon of the Trials

Soul Conduit

Ethereal Champion

How it works

1. Activate Ethereal Champion by paying 1 life, preventing the next one damage that will be dealt to Ethereal Champion this turn.
2. Repeat step 1 until you have zero life.
3. Activate Soul Conduit by paying 6 and tapping it, exchanging your life total with an opponent's.
4. The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
5. You may repeat this on each of your turns.

This clever loop weaponizes your own life total as a resource, turning self-inflicted damage into lethal leverage against your foes. By utilizing Ethereal Champion's ability to repeatedly pay life and drain your own total down to zero, you safely bottom out without dying because Gideon of the Trials provides absolute protection through his emblem, preventing you from losing the game as long as you control him. Once your life total is at zero, you simply crack Soul Conduit to swap your paltry sum with an unsuspecting opponent's healthy total, instantly dropping them to zero life and knocking them out of the game.