Prologue to Phyresis + Expansion Algorithm
Produces: Win the game
- Prologue to Phyresis
- Expansion Algorithm
- Color identity
- U
- Mana
- {10}{U}{U}{U}
Prerequisites
Your library isn't empty.
Steps
- Cast Prologue to Phyresis by paying {1}{U}, causing each opponent to get a poison counter and you to draw a card.
- Cast Expansion Algorithm by paying {9}{U}{U}, proliferating nine times and causing each opponent to get nine poison counters.
- Each opponent loses the game due to having ten poison counters.
How to execute this combo
The "Prologue to Phyresis + Expansion Algorithm" 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.