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Syr Konrad, the Grim + Iname, Death Aspect + Tainted Strike

B mana
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Iname, Death Aspect
Iname, Death Aspect
Tainted Strike
Tainted Strike
Each opponent loses the game

How it works

  1. Cast Tainted Strike by paying B mana, giving Syr Konrad +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
  2. Cast Iname from your hand or from the command zone by paying 4B manaB mana and commander tax, if applicable.
  3. When Iname enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to search your library for at least ten Spirit creature cards and put them into your graveyard.
  4. Syr Konrad triggers for each creature card that was put into your graveyard this way, giving each opponent that many poison counters.
  5. Each opponent loses the game due to having ten or more poison counters.

This lethal Commander strategy hinges on the terrifying graveyard-filling power of Iname, Death Aspect, whose entry trigger dumps a massive hoard of Spirit cards straight from your library into your graveyard all at once. Because Syr Konrad, the Grim sees every single one of those creatures arrive in the graveyard, his ability fires off repeatedly to ping your opponents for each card dumped. By weaving in Tainted Strike just beforehand, you grant Syr Konrad infect so that his damage-dealing pings are converted instantly into lethal poison counters, wiping out the entire table in a single fell swoop.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyModernOathbreakerVintage
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