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Champion of the Weird + Butcher Ghoul + Vein Ripper
How it works
Prerequisites
- Your life total is 2 or greater.
Steps
- Activate Champion of the Weird by paying 1 life and putting two -1/-1 counters on Butcher Ghoul.
- Butcher Ghoul dies due to having 0 toughness, triggering its undying ability and Vein Ripper
- Resolve the Vein Ripper trigger, causing you to gain 2 life and causing an opponent to lose 2 life.
- Resolve the Butcher Ghoul trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Champion of the Weird ability from step 1, causing an opponent to blight 2.
- Activate Champion of the Weird by paying 1 life and putting two -1/-1 counters on Butcher Ghoul, causing an opponent to blight 2.
- Repeat.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Exhibition tier?
1–2 · Exhibition & Core
Allowed in this bracket.
3 · Upgraded
Allowed in this bracket.
4–5 · Optimized & cEDH
All combos are allowed.