Body of Research + Simic Ascendancy
Produces: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Color identity
- GU
- Mana
- {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}
Prerequisites
Your library size is at least twenty.
Steps
- Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token, then putting a +1/+1 counter on it for each card in your library.
- Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting that many growth counters on itself.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
How to execute this combo
The "Body of Research + Simic Ascendancy" 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 at the beginning of your next upkeep.
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.