Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Life and Limb + Aether Flash

3-card combo · RG

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card lock turns every land drop from any player into an immediate death by damage, locking the table out of mana development.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$21.30

Color identity

Popularity

9 decks

Format

Commander

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Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth makes every land a Forest, Life and Limb makes every Forest a 1/1 Saproling creature, and Aether Flash deals 2 damage to each creature that enters — enough to kill a 1/1 before it ever produces mana. The lock is symmetrical and merciless: no land survives entry, including lands the controller plays, so this only belongs in a deck that either already has sufficient mana or plans to land all three pieces in the same turn.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Whenever a land enters the battlefield, it enters as a 1/1 Forest Saproling due to Yavimaya and Life and Limb.
Aether Flash triggers, dealing 2 damage to the land.
The land dies as a state-based action due to having less than zero toughness.

Result

Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield; Lock; Mass Land Denial

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The combo has no cheaper substitute for the three-piece assembly — all three cards are load-bearing. The natural closing plan is a creature-based win already on the battlefield before the lock resolves, since no new lands means no new ramp or removal for opponents; Craterhoof Behemoth or a board of Saprolings already in play is the clean kill.

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Life and Limb + Aether Flash

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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