Vizkopa Guildmage + Children of Korlis + Toxic Deluge

3-card combo · WB

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card combination drains each opponent for a near-lethal amount of life in a single turn without requiring infinite mana.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$26.14

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Popularity

2,562 decks

Format

Commander

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Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability converts the next life gain into opponent life loss; Toxic Deluge pays life down to 1, and Children of Korlis sacrifices to refund every point lost that turn, triggering the Guildmage's effect for a table-wide drain equal to the starting life total. The three-card setup is achievable in any Orzhov life-matters shell — Karlov of the Ghost Council, Oloro, Ageless Ascetic, and Aetherborn-typal commanders all run the pieces naturally.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying .
Cast Toxic Deluge by paying , and paying an amount of life equal to your life total minus 1.
Holding priority, activate Children of Korlis by sacrificing it, causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life you've lost this turn.
Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained.

Result

Near-infinite lifeloss

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose substitutes for Vizkopa Guildmage as a cheaper life-gain-to-drain staple, though it costs one more to activate and doesn't require a separate activation window. The combo needs a reasonably high starting life total to kill at full tables — at 40 life it drains 39, which eliminates most opponents in one shot but falls short if life totals have been padded by group hug effects.