Muldrotha, the Gravetide + The One Ring + Phyrexia's Core

3-card combo · BGU

Verdict

No — this loop prevents damage and grants protection from everything, but it never closes a game and folds the moment any piece is exiled.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$597.54

Color identity

BGU

Popularity

19 decks

Format

Commander

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Muldrotha, the Gravetide lets The One Ring be recast from the graveyard each turn, and Phyrexia's Core provides the sacrifice outlet to reset the Ring's burden counters and the protection trigger. The result is a soft lock: the pilot takes no damage and dodges targeted interaction, but opponents are free to build boards, establish their own combos, and win through combat damage once protection lapses each upkeep.

How it works

Prerequisites

You have not cast an artifact spell using Muldrotha this turn.

Steps

Activate Phyrexia's Core's second ability by paying , tapping it and sacrificing The One Ring, causing you to gain one life.
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

Spike Weaver or Glacial Chasm accomplish a similar damage-prevention lock with fewer moving pieces if the goal is pure survival. If the shell already runs Muldrotha, swap in a combo that actually wins — Animate Dead or Necromancy on a Thassa's Oracle is the cleaner kill this commander can support.

Muldrotha, the Gravetide + The One Ring + Phyrexia's Core

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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