Heartless Hidetsugu + Angrath's Marauders
Produces: Each opponent with an even life total loses the game
- Color identity
- R
Prerequisites
Heartless Hidetsugu does not have summoning sickness At least one opponent has an even life total You have an odd life total
Steps
- Activate Heartless Hidetsugu by tapping it, causing it to deal damage to each player equal to half their life total, rounded down, then doubled.
- Each player who started with an even life ottal loses the game for having 0 or less life.
How to execute this combo
The "Heartless Hidetsugu + Angrath's Marauders" combo takes 2 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: Each opponent with an even life total loses 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.