Fall of Cair Andros + Blasphemous Act

2-card combo · R

Verdict

Yes — Fall of Cair Andros converts Blasphemous Act's overkill damage into a single arbitrarily large Army token that wins combat on the spot.

Cards required: 2
Cheapest stack total: $1.97
Color identity: R
Popularity: 11,710 decks
Format: Commander

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Blasphemous Act deals 13 to every creature; any opposing creature with toughness less than 13 receives excess damage, and each excess point becomes a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control via Fall of Cair Andros. A board of small creatures — even three 1-toughness tokens — translates to a 36/36 or larger Amry token for as little as 1 red mana after the cost reduction kicks in.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

An opponent controls a creature with toughness less than 13.

Steps

Cast Blasphemous Act by paying at most , dealing 13 damage to each creature.
For each creature opponents control that is dealt excess damage, Fall of Cair Andros triggers, creating a 0/0 Army if you dont control one, and putting a number of +1/+1 counters on an Army you control equal to the excess damage.

Result

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Near-infinite damage to creatures

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Blasphemous Act is the preferred sweeper here because its damage total is fixed at 13 and its cost collapses to 1 red on a full board; Earthquake or Volcanic Fallout deal variable or lower damage and don't reliably trigger excess. The Army token needs haste or a sacrifice outlet like Altar of Dementia to close the game immediately — without one, a single Fog or instant-speed removal on the Army wastes the whole setup.

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