Maskwood Nexus + Combat Calligrapher + Fractured Identity
Produces: You can't be attacked, Lock
- Maskwood Nexus
- Combat Calligrapher
- Fractured Identity
- Color identity
- WU
- Mana
- {3}{W}{U}
Steps
- Cast Fractured Identity by paying {3}{W}{U}, exiling Maskwood Nexus and causing each opponent to create a token copy of it.
- Because each opponent's Maskwood Nexus causes their creatures to be Inklings, no creatures can attack you.
How to execute this combo
The "Maskwood Nexus + Combat Calligrapher + Fractured Identity" combo takes 2 steps in order. Make sure you have the mana open and permanents listed in the prerequisites before you start — opponents can respond between steps.
The end result: You can't be attacked, Lock.
Practice the line offline: lay out the cards, walk through each step, and note where you can lose the combo (summoning sickness, lack of priority, removal on a key permanent). In game, announce each step clearly; in casual play you can offer to shortcut after demonstrating the loop.
The best window is a turn when opponents are tapped out or after they commit a spell — hold protection (a counter, Vexing Shusher) if the combo wins on the spot.