Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Gideon's Sacrifice
Produces: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
- Color identity
- W
- Mana
- {W}
Steps
- Cast Gideon's Sacrifice by paying {W}, targeting Anti-Venom
- Whenever damage would be dealt to you, Gideon's Sacrifice causes that damage to be redirected to Anti-Venom.
- Anti-Venom will then prevent the damage and put that many +1/+1 counters on it instead.
How to execute this combo
The "Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Gideon's Sacrifice" combo takes 3 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.