Fury Storm + Witherbloom Apprentice
Produces: Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Fury Storm
- Witherbloom Apprentice
- Color identity
- BRG
- Mana
- {2}{R}{R}
Prerequisites
You have cast your commander from your command zone this game. An additional instant or sorcery in hand with the mana to cast it, or an opponent has cast an as of yet unresolved instant or sorcery spell.
Steps
- Cast your additional instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one.
- Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life.
- Cast Fury Storm targeting the instant or sorcery spell.
- Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life.
- Fury Storm triggers, copying itself for each time you have cast your commander from your command zone this game and choosing the original copy of Fury Storm as the target.
- Witherbloom Apprentice triggers for each copy, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life each time.
- Resolve a Fury Storm copy, copying Fury Storm and choosing the original Fury Storm as the target.
- Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life.
- Repeat from step 7.
How to execute this combo
The "Fury Storm + Witherbloom Apprentice" combo takes 9 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: Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers.
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.