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All 37 Combos with Archfiend of Despair

Creature — Demon·· CMC 8

37 combos found

Archfiend of Despair

Combos with Archfiend of Despair

Creature — Demon · CMC 8 · 37 combos

Discover 37 known combos featuring Archfiend of Despair in Magic: The Gathering. Each combo lists the required cards, prerequisites, and step-by-step instructions.

Unstoppable Slasher + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Deal combat damage to an opponent using Unstoppable Slasher Unstoppable Slasher triggers, causing the defending opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn. The opponent dealt combat damage loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

Cards: Unstoppable Slasher

, Archfiend of Despair

Heartless Hidetsugu + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite damage to all players, Near-infinite lifeloss

Activate Heartless HIdetsugu by tapping it, dealing damage to each player equal to half their life total, rounded down. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. Each opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

Cards: Heartless Hidetsugu, Archfiend of Despair

Scourge of the Skyclaves + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Infinite lifeloss

Cast Scourge of the Skyclaves kicked for {5}{B}{B}. When it enters the battlefield, each player loses half of their life, rounded up. At the beginning of the end step Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose the other half of their life.

Cards: Scourge of the Skyclaves, Archfiend of Despair

Shard of the Nightbringer + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Cast Shard of the Nightbringer by paying {5}{B}{B}{B}. Shard of the Nightbringer triggers, causing an opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent targeted in step 2 loses the game due to having zero or less life.

Cards: Shard of the Nightbringer, Archfiend of Despair

Grievous Wound + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Deal damage to the opponent that has Grievous Wound attached to them. Grievous Wound triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent with Grievous Wound attached loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

Cards: Grievous Wound, Archfiend of Despair

Tree of Perdition + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Activate Tree of Perdition by tapping it, causing its toughness to become equal to an opponents life total, and causing that opponent to lose life equal to the difference between their life total and Tree of Perdition's toughness as the ability resolved. At the beginning of your end step, [[Doubler - LIfeloss]] triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn.

Cards: Tree of Perdition, Archfiend of Despair

Havoc Festival + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, Havoc Festival triggers, causing them to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of their end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent whose turn it is loses the game due to having zero or less life. Repeat during each other opponent's turn.

Cards: Havoc Festival, Archfiend of Despair

Quietus Spike + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Deal combat damage to an opponent with the creature that has Quietus Spike attached. Quietus Spike triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

Cards: Quietus Spike, Archfiend of Despair

Fraying Omnipotence + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss

Cast Fraying Omnipotence by paying {3}{B}{B}, causing each player to lose half their life, then discard half the cards in their hand, then sacrifice half the creatures they control, rounding up each time. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they have lost this turn.

Cards: Fraying Omnipotence, Archfiend of Despair

Virtus the Veiled + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Deal combat damage to an opponent with Virtus. Virtus triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

Cards: Virtus the Veiled, Archfiend of Despair

Scytheclaw + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Deal combat damage to an opponent with the creature that has Scytheclaw attached. Scytheclaw triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

Cards: Scytheclaw, Archfiend of Despair

Shredder, Shadow Master + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Each opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss

Declare Shredder as an attacker. Shredder's first ability triggers, creating a tapped and attacking copy of it attacking each other opponent that isn't legendary. Deal combat damage using the Shredders. Each Shredder triggers, causing each opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. Each opponent then loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

Cards: Shredder, Shadow Master, Archfiend of Despair

Alpharael, Stonechosen + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Declare Alpharael as an attacker, triggering its ability, causing the defending player to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose the remainder of their life total.

Cards: Alpharael, Stonechosen, Archfiend of Despair

Torgaar, Famine Incarnate + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Cast Torgaar either from your hand or from the command zone by paying at most {6}{B}{B} plus commander tax, if applicable. When Torgaar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing an opponent to lose an amount of life equal to their life total minus 20. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having 0 or less life.

Cards: Torgaar, Famine Incarnate, Archfiend of Despair

Raving Dead + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Deal combat damage to an opponent with Raving Dead. Raving Dead triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

Cards: Raving Dead, Archfiend of Despair

Betor, Kin to All + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Infinite lifeloss

At the beginning of your end step, Betor and Archfiend of Despair trigger. Resolve the Betor trigger, causing each opponent to half their life total, rounded up. Resolve the Archfiend of Despair trigger, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn.

Cards: Betor, Kin to All, Archfiend of Despair

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Activate Aphelia by paying {4}{B}, causing an opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up, whenever they are dealt combat damage by a Gorgon or Snake this turn. Deal combat damage to the opponent using a Gorgon and/or Snake. Aphelia triggers, causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

Cards: Aphelia, Viper Whisperer, Archfiend of Despair

Magister Sphinx + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Cast Magister Sphinx by paying {4}{W}{U}{B}. When Magister Sphinx enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing an opponent with at least twenty life to lose life until their life total is equal to ten. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. The opponent targeted by Magister Sphinx in step 1 loses the game due to having zero or less life.

Cards: Magister Sphinx, Archfiend of Despair

Dark Leo & Shredder + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Declare Dark Leo & Shredder as an attacker if it's on the battlefield, or another creature you control otherwise. If Dark Leo & Shredder isn't on the battlefield, when the declared creature is unblocked, cast Dark Leo & Shredder either from your hand or from the command zone for its sneak cost by paying {W}{B} plus commander tax if applicable and returning the unblocked attacker to your hand. Deal combat damage using Dark Leo & Shredder, triggering its second ability, creating a 1/1 Ninja creature token and causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing the opponent to lose the rest of their life total.

Cards: Dark Leo & Shredder, Archfiend of Despair

Pox Plague + Archfiend of Despair

Other: Near-infinite lifeloss for all players

Cast Pox Plague by paying {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}, causing each player to lose half their life, discard half their hand, and sacrifice half their permanents, rounded down. Ensure that you don't sacrifice Archfiend of Despair. At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they've lost this turn.

Cards: Pox Plague, Archfiend of Despair

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37 combos found

Unstoppable Slasher

Archfiend of Despair

Unstoppable Slasher + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Heartless Hidetsugu

Archfiend of Despair

Heartless Hidetsugu + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Scourge of the Skyclaves

Archfiend of Despair

Scourge of the Skyclaves + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Shard of the Nightbringer

Archfiend of Despair

Shard of the Nightbringer + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Grievous Wound

Archfiend of Despair

Grievous Wound + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Tree of Perdition

Archfiend of Despair

Tree of Perdition + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Havoc Festival

Archfiend of Despair

Havoc Festival + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Quietus Spike

Archfiend of Despair

Quietus Spike + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Fraying Omnipotence

Archfiend of Despair

Fraying Omnipotence + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Virtus the Veiled

Archfiend of Despair

Virtus the Veiled + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Scytheclaw

Archfiend of Despair

Scytheclaw + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Shredder, Shadow Master

Archfiend of Despair

Shredder, Shadow Master + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Alpharael, Stonechosen

Archfiend of Despair

Alpharael, Stonechosen + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Torgaar, Famine Incarnate

Archfiend of Despair

Torgaar, Famine Incarnate + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Raving Dead

Archfiend of Despair

Raving Dead + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Betor, Kin to All

Archfiend of Despair

Betor, Kin to All + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

Archfiend of Despair

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Magister Sphinx

Archfiend of Despair

Magister Sphinx + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Dark Leo & Shredder

Archfiend of Despair

Dark Leo & Shredder + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces

Pox Plague

Archfiend of Despair

Pox Plague + Archfiend of Despair

Other8.02 pieces