Azusa, Lost but Seeking + Glacial Chasm + Life from the Loam
Produces: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
- Color identity
- G
- Mana
- {1}{G} each subsequent turn
Prerequisites
You control at least one additional land. You are able to play a land this turn.
Steps
- Play Glacial Chasm.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Pass the turn.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice it.
- If Life from the Loam is in your graveyard, during your draw step, choose to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand instead of drawing a card.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {1}{G}, returning Glacial Chasm and at least one other land from your graveyard to your hand.
- Play any land except Glacial Chasm.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Azusa, Lost but Seeking + Glacial Chasm + Life from the Loam" combo takes 8 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: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, 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.