Good points. I didn't read all of the combos thoroughly, so I probably missed some cards. I will add those in at my earliest convenience.
March 13, 2012 8 p.m.
Not likely that I will find every interaction between the cards, but sure. I can list a few.
March 21, 2012 12:54 a.m.
johnny_sniper says... #5
I feel like The GraveCrawler+Phyrexian Altar+Bitter Ordeal combo can be made a lot better by replacing Bitter Ordeal with Selfhoff Occultist, there is a lot of ways to stop or redirect Bitter Ordeal, but still very much worth it to play.
September 24, 2012 8:11 p.m.
Might as well toss a grindstone + painter's servant in there. That's an early infinite mill combo.
Dark Depths + Vampire Hexmage is an early 20/20 indestructable.
Sol Ring might be nice for your first search with maralen to get an early 2 mana each turn.
November 16, 2012 8:47 a.m.
June 4, 2013 2:45 a.m.
Imp's Mischief and Chalice of the Void can help deal with those pesky targeting spells (granted the Chalice can hurt you as much as it helps unless you have a way to manipulate the counters on it so you can cast your spells with that converted mana cost).
October 19, 2013 1:11 p.m.
To be honest, I haven't played this deck in so long that I've forgotten a lot of the combos and I'm not sure what cards I can safely remove now.
I'm going to do some testing. Until then, no changes will be made.
February 7, 2014 3:01 a.m.
FatMatt457 says... #10
I'm not sure if these rules apply in EDH or not, but if they do many of these combo's would result in a draw. Not totally sure how it all works in multiplayer. Anyone know if such rules apply?
-The rules can be found near the end of linked article-
August 10, 2014 5:11 a.m.
@FatMatt457 These combos are not infinite loops. For most of them there is a trigger for the ability, i.e. "Sacrifice this creature", or "Tap this permanent". This means I can choose how long I want to continue the combo when I have all of the pieces out, and when to stop (preferably when my opponents are all dead). Unless my opponents interfere, there is only 1 option given to me, which only makes this rule apply:
"421.2. If the loop contains one or more optional actions and one player controls them all, that player chooses a number. The loop is treated as repeating that many times or until the other player intervenes, whichever comes first."
To summarize, the combos in this deck are not mandatory loops. I have the option to continue or stop any given combo whenever I want to.
August 10, 2014 5:35 a.m.
FatMatt457 says... #12
@None - Oh! I see now... I didn't read those rules close enough. So, you just pick a number after showing the combo & win. Neat.
August 10, 2014 6:36 a.m.
Enterthedark says... #13
Just a heads up, the Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth does not actually work. Mana abilities cannot be copied with that artifact.
Trenwrek says... #1
No Leyline of the Void to go with that Helm of Obedience? Also, Karn, Silver Golem seems superior to Toymaker
March 13, 2012 6:37 p.m.