Dismiss into Dream + Deathbringer Thoctar
Produces: Destroy all creatures opponents control, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Lock
- Dismiss into Dream
- Deathbringer Thoctar
- Color identity
- UBR
Prerequisites
Deathbringer Thoctar has a +1/+1 counter on it.
Steps
- Remve a +1/+1 counter from Deathbringer Thoctar, targeting a creature an opponent controls.
- That creature triggers, causing its controller to sacrifice it.
- Deathbringer Thoctar triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Dismiss into Dream + Deathbringer Thoctar" combo takes 4 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: Destroy all creatures opponents control, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Lock.
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.