How it works
Prerequisites
- Hellcarver Demon does not have summoning sickness.
- An opponent is unable to block and kill Hellcarver Demon.
- Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
- 1Cast Doomsday by paying , searching your library and graveyard for any Barren Glory, Nexus of Fate, Tormented Thoughts, and any two other cards, exiling all other cards from your graveyard and library, and then placing the remaining cards on top of your library in the order mentioned previously and losing half your life, rounded up.
- 2Proceed to your combat phase, and deal combat damage to an opponent with Hellcarver Demon.
- 3Hellcarver Demon triggers, causing you to sacrifice all other permanents you control, discard your hand, exile the top six cards of your library, and allows you to cast Barren Glory, Tormented Thoughts, and Nexus of Fate from exile without paying their mana costs.
- 4Resolve Tormented Thoughts, sacrificing Hellcarver Demon and causing a player to discard a number of cards equal to Hellcarver Demon's power.
- 5Resolve Nexus of Fate, taking an extra turn after this one and shuffling Nexus of Fate into your library.
- 6Proceed to your extra turn.
- 7At the beginning of your upkeep, Barren Glory triggers, causing you to win the game.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Spicy tier?
Spellbook classifies this as Spicy — not for these brackets.