How it works
Prerequisites
- Cho-Arrim Alchemist does not have summoning sickness.
- You have at least one additional card in hand.
Steps
- 1Cast Wheel of Misfortune by paying .
- 2Holding priority, activate Cho-Arrim Alchemist by paying , tapping it and discarding a card, preventing all damage dealt by Wheel of Misfortune to you, and causing you to gain that much life.
- 3Resolve Wheel of Misfortune, choosing an arbitrarily large number, and causing you to gain life equal to the number you chose if you chose the largest number.
- 4If you didn't choose the largest number, Wheel of Misfortune deals that much damage to each opponent who chose the largest number.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Spicy tier?
Spellbook classifies this as Spicy — not for these brackets.