Transcendence + Forsaken Wastes

Transcendence

Forsaken Wastes

How it works

1. Whenever you lose life, Transcendence's second ability triggers, causing you to gain no life due to Forsaken Wastes.

This insidious little lock relies on a clever rules interaction between Transcendence and Forsaken Wastes. Normally, Transcendence's lifelink-like replacement effect would spiral out of control the moment you take damage, but Forsaken Wastes shuts down that life gain entirely while simultaneously forcing life loss during each upkeep. Because Transcendence's static ability keeps you from losing the game for having 0 or less life, this creates an unbreakable state where your life total can safely plummet into negative numbers without ending the game, locking the table down completely.