Heartless Hidetsugu + Fiendish Duo

Heartless Hidetsugu

Fiendish Duo

How it works

1. Activate Heartless Hidetsugu by tapping it, dealing an amount of damage to each opponent equal to their life total, and dealing damage to you equal to half your life total, rounded down.
2. Each opponent who had an even life total loses the game due to having 0 or less life. Each opponent who had an odd life total will have 1 life remaining.

By combining Heartless Hidetsugu's board-clearing tap ability with Fiendish Duo's passive damage-doubling effect, you transform a symmetrical life halving into an instant lethal blow for your opponents. Because Fiendish Duo doubles any damage dealt to an opponent, Heartless Hidetsugu's output goes from rounding down half their life to cleanly matching their exact life total, immediately wiping out any opponent with an even life total. Even odd-life totals are left at a precarious 1 life, making this sinister pairing a terrifying way to close out a multiplayer game.