Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Darksteel Reactor + Resourceful Defense
Produces: Win the game
- Color identity
- W
Prerequisites
You control a creature that can attack this turn. Dawnsire has twenty or more charge counters on it.
Steps
- Declare a creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, dealing 100 damage to itself.
- Dawnsire dies as a state-based action, triggering Resourceful Defense, putting at least twenty charge counters on Darksteel Reactor.
- Darksteel Reactor triggers, causing you to win the game.
How to execute this combo
The "Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Darksteel Reactor + Resourceful Defense" 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: Win the game.
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.