Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld + Ghostly Flicker
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
- Color identity
- UB
Prerequisites
You have enough mana to cast the extra turn spell and Ghostly Flicker each turn. There are at least thirteen cards in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast the extra turn spell from your graveyard by paying its mana cost.
- Holding priority, cast Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard by paying its mana cost, blinking Hades and causing it to re-enter the battlefield as Emet-Selch.
- When Emet-Selch enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to loot.
- Resolve the extra turn spell, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- At the beginning of your upkeep during your extra turn, Emet-Selch triggers, transforming itself into Hades.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld + Ghostly Flicker" combo takes 6 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: Infinite turns, 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.