Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + The One Ring + Arcbound Ravager

3-card combo · UB

Verdict

Yes — this loop gives the pilot permanent protection from everything by recurring The One Ring every turn through Silas Renn's combat trigger.

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Popularity

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Format

Commander

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Silas Renn, Seeker Adept recasts The One Ring from the graveyard after dealing combat damage, and Arcbound Ravager sacrifices The One Ring at instant speed to dodge its own upkeep drawback while banking a +1/+1 counter. The table sees a soft lock: the pilot takes no damage as long as Silas Renn connects each turn, and The One Ring resets protection before the burden ever accumulates.

How it works

Prerequisites

Silas Renn does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked by an opponent.

Steps

Activate Arcbound Ravager by sacrificing The One Ring, putting a +1/+1 counter on Arcbound Ravager.
Deal combat damage to an opponent using Silas Renn.
Silas Renn triggers, allowing you to cast The One Ring from your graveyard this turn.
Cast The One Ring from your graveyard by paying .
The One Ring triggers, giving you protection from everything until your next turn.
Repeat during each of your turns.

Result

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you; You have protection from everything; Lock

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The lock requires Silas Renn to hit an opponent every turn — evasion equipment like Whispersilk Cloak or Trailblazer's Boots keeps that condition live when opponents develop blockers. If Arcbound Ravager is removed, any other sacrifice outlet that accepts artifacts works in its place; Krark-Clan Ironworks or Phyrexian Altar are cleaner redundancies in Dimir artifact shells.

Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + The One Ring + Arcbound Ravager

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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