Magister Sphinx
Archfiend of Despair
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Archfiend of Despair on the battlefield. | |
| Magister Sphinx in hand. | |
| An opponent has at least twenty life. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Magister Sphinx by paying . |
2 | When Magister Sphinx enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing an opponent with at least twenty life to lose life until their life total is equal to ten. |
3 | At the beginning of your end step, Archfiend of Despair triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. |
4 | The opponent targeted by Magister Sphinx in step 1 loses the game due to having zero or less life. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent | |
| Target opponent loses the game |
Combo Metadata
179
DECKS
0.02%
OF 787619 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 7599
MOST PLAYED OF 34804 COMBOS
{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this isn't an early game combo.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
Combo Voting
Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed early game?
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New Cards
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23% of 53 decks
+21% synergy
Summon: Bahamut
23% of 53 decks
+21% synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
9% of 53 decks
+8% synergy
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9% of 22 decks
+7% synergy
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6% of 47 decks
+4% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tortured Existence
59% of 179 decks
+57% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
55% of 179 decks
+52% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
56% of 179 decks
+52% synergy
Reanimate
68% of 179 decks
+50% synergy
Animate Dead
56% of 179 decks
+47% synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
48% of 179 decks
+43% synergy
Victimize
54% of 179 decks
+42% synergy
Angel of the Ruins
45% of 179 decks
+42% synergy
Likeness Looter
45% of 179 decks
+41% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
42% of 179 decks
+41% synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
60% of 179 decks
-2% synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
45% of 22 decks
+39% synergy
Farseek
45% of 22 decks
+10% synergy
Lightning Greaves
41% of 179 decks
+16% synergy
Cultivate
41% of 22 decks
-3% synergy
Serra's Emissary
40% of 179 decks
+39% synergy
Sun Titan
40% of 179 decks
+31% synergy
Psychic Frog
38% of 156 decks
+36% synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
37% of 179 decks
+33% synergy
Three Visits
36% of 22 decks
+12% synergy
Game Changers
Deflecting Swat
32% of 22 decks
+16% synergy
Smothering Tithe
30% of 179 decks
+7% synergy
Teferi's Protection
30% of 179 decks
+12% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25% of 179 decks
+20% synergy
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
23% of 22 decks
+20% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
22% of 179 decks
+20% synergy
Worldly Tutor
18% of 22 decks
+5% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18% of 179 decks
+2% synergy
Ancient Tomb
10% of 179 decks
+0% synergy
Creatures
Radiant Solar
36% of 179 decks
+36% synergy
Ashen Rider
36% of 179 decks
+35% synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
36% of 179 decks
+33% synergy
Massacre Wurm
36% of 179 decks
+31% synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
35% of 179 decks
+34% synergy
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33% of 21 decks
+24% synergy
Nadaar, Selfless Paladin
32% of 179 decks
+32% synergy
Ledger Shredder
32% of 179 decks
+29% synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
32% of 179 decks
+30% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
31% of 179 decks
+29% synergy
Baleful Strix
31% of 179 decks
+18% synergy
Merfolk Looter
30% of 179 decks
+29% synergy
Midnight Pathlighter
30% of 179 decks
+29% synergy
White Plume Adventurer
30% of 179 decks
+28% synergy
Mulldrifter
30% of 179 decks
+25% synergy
Progenitus
29% of 21 decks
+26% synergy
Triumphant Adventurer
28% of 179 decks
+28% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
28% of 127 decks
+26% synergy
Hama Pashar, Ruin Seeker
27% of 179 decks
+27% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27% of 179 decks
+19% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27% of 179 decks
+14% synergy
Doom Whisperer
26% of 179 decks
+24% synergy
Cathar Commando
26% of 179 decks
+23% synergy
Seasoned Dungeoneer
26% of 179 decks
+25% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
26% of 179 decks
+24% synergy
Esper Sentinel
26% of 179 decks
+6% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
26% of 133 decks
+24% synergy
Barrowin of Clan Undurr
25% of 179 decks
+25% synergy
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
25% of 20 decks
+23% synergy
Shriekmaw
25% of 179 decks
+22% synergy
Plaguecrafter
25% of 179 decks
+20% synergy
Rilsa Rael, Kingpin
24% of 179 decks
+23% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
24% of 179 decks
+23% synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
24% of 21 decks
+17% synergy
Phantasmal Image
23% of 179 decks
+21% synergy
Archetype of Endurance
23% of 22 decks
+21% synergy
Apex Devastator
23% of 22 decks
+20% synergy
Birds of Paradise
23% of 22 decks
-5% synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
22% of 179 decks
+22% synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
22% of 179 decks
+21% synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
22% of 179 decks
+21% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
22% of 179 decks
+19% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
21% of 179 decks
+18% synergy
Champion of Wits
20% of 179 decks
+20% synergy
Esika, God of the Tree
19% of 21 decks
+12% synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
18% of 22 decks
+15% synergy
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
18% of 22 decks
+14% synergy
Queen Marchesa
18% of 22 decks
+14% synergy
Ghalta and Mavren
18% of 22 decks
+13% synergy
Faeburrow Elder
18% of 22 decks
+7% synergy
Instants
Entomb
35% of 179 decks
+28% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
35% of 179 decks
+11% synergy
Frantic Search
34% of 179 decks
+21% synergy
Path to Exile
34% of 179 decks
-14% synergy
Faithful Mending
31% of 179 decks
+29% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31% of 179 decks
+8% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
30% of 179 decks
+19% synergy
Counterspell
29% of 179 decks
-13% synergy
Heroic Intervention
27% of 22 decks
-3% synergy
Generous Gift
26% of 179 decks
+2% synergy
Void Rend
23% of 179 decks
+9% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
23% of 22 decks
-8% synergy
Swan Song
22% of 179 decks
+5% synergy
Arcane Denial
22% of 179 decks
+1% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21% of 179 decks
-4% synergy
Mana Drain
19% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Dovin's Veto
18% of 179 decks
-0% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
16% of 179 decks
+15% synergy
Deadly Rollick
15% of 179 decks
+2% synergy
Valakut Awakening
14% of 22 decks
+8% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14% of 22 decks
+4% synergy
Beast Within
14% of 22 decks
-22% synergy
Fell the Profane
13% of 142 decks
+5% synergy
Sink into Stupor
13% of 142 decks
+4% synergy
Despark
12% of 179 decks
-3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
Negate
11% of 179 decks
-11% synergy
Dark Ritual
10% of 179 decks
-13% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
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+6% synergy
Bitter Triumph
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+5% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8% of 179 decks
-3% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8% of 179 decks
-8% synergy
Force of Will
7% of 179 decks
-3% synergy
Force of Negation
6% of 179 decks
-2% synergy
Mystical Tutor
6% of 179 decks
-7% synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6% of 179 decks
+2% synergy
Silence
5% of 179 decks
-1% synergy
Akroma's Will
5% of 179 decks
-5% synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
36% of 22 decks
+5% synergy
Buried Alive
36% of 179 decks
+30% synergy
Toxic Deluge
35% of 179 decks
+16% synergy
Kodama's Reach
32% of 22 decks
+2% synergy
Living Death
23% of 179 decks
+18% synergy
Damn
19% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
Demonic Tutor
19% of 179 decks
-2% synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
18% of 22 decks
-1% synergy
Rampant Growth
18% of 22 decks
-16% synergy
Sundering Eruption
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+14% synergy
Diabolic Intent
16% of 179 decks
+8% synergy
Windfall
16% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Unburial Rites
16% of 179 decks
+13% synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
14% of 21 decks
+9% synergy
Careful Study
14% of 179 decks
+13% synergy
Torrent of Souls
14% of 22 decks
+13% synergy
Reshape the Earth
14% of 22 decks
+12% synergy
Bring to Light
14% of 22 decks
+12% synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
14% of 22 decks
+11% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
14% of 22 decks
+11% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14% of 22 decks
+6% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
14% of 22 decks
+5% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
14% of 22 decks
+4% synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
14% of 22 decks
+2% synergy
Faithless Looting
14% of 22 decks
-3% synergy
Bone Shards
10% of 179 decks
+9% synergy
Persist
10% of 179 decks
+8% synergy
Winternight Stories
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+9% synergy
Incarnation Technique
9% of 179 decks
+8% synergy
Stitch Together
9% of 179 decks
+7% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9% of 179 decks
+5% synergy
Dread Return
9% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Will of the Abzan
8% of 71 decks
+7% synergy
Farewell
8% of 179 decks
-4% synergy
Exhume
7% of 179 decks
+6% synergy
Austere Command
7% of 179 decks
-5% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
Ponder
6% of 179 decks
-6% synergy
Supreme Verdict
6% of 179 decks
-7% synergy
Unmarked Grave
6% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Monument to Endurance
32% of 100 decks
+30% synergy
Fist of Suns
24% of 21 decks
+17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18% of 179 decks
-9% synergy
Door to Nothingness
14% of 21 decks
+11% synergy
The Underworld Cookbook
11% of 179 decks
+10% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
10% of 177 decks
+8% synergy
Collector's Vault
7% of 179 decks
+6% synergy
Altar of Dementia
6% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6% of 179 decks
+2% synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
6% of 17 decks
+6% synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
6% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
The One Ring
6% of 179 decks
-3% synergy
Quietus Spike
5% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
27% of 179 decks
+10% synergy
Rhystic Study
25% of 179 decks
-1% synergy
Necromancy
20% of 179 decks
+17% synergy
Defense of the Heart
18% of 22 decks
+16% synergy
Renewed Solidarity
15% of 101 decks
+12% synergy
Temur Ascendancy
14% of 21 decks
-1% synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
14% of 22 decks
+12% synergy
Mana Reflection
14% of 22 decks
+12% synergy
Sylvan Library
14% of 22 decks
+4% synergy
Mirari's Wake
14% of 22 decks
+2% synergy
Dance of the Dead
12% of 179 decks
+10% synergy
Propaganda
11% of 179 decks
-2% synergy
Dungeon Delver
9% of 179 decks
+9% synergy
Black Market Connections
8% of 179 decks
-3% synergy
Wound Reflection
8% of 179 decks
+6% synergy
Ghostly Prison
7% of 179 decks
-5% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6% of 179 decks
-10% synergy
Fly
6% of 179 decks
+5% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5% of 179 decks
+0% synergy
Exquisite Blood
5% of 179 decks
-0% synergy
Anointed Procession
5% of 179 decks
-3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
13% of 179 decks
+12% synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
37% of 179 decks
+34% synergy
High Market
32% of 179 decks
+29% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31% of 179 decks
+21% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25% of 179 decks
+16% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Reliquary Tower
18% of 179 decks
-12% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18% of 22 decks
-1% synergy
Bojuka Bog
16% of 179 decks
-14% synergy
Accursed Duneyard
15% of 101 decks
+14% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
14% of 21 decks
-1% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14% of 22 decks
+10% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13% of 142 decks
+11% synergy
Guildless Commons
11% of 179 decks
+10% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9% of 179 decks
+1% synergy
Rogue's Passage
7% of 179 decks
-13% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6% of 179 decks
-1% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6% of 179 decks
-6% synergy
Urza's Saga
5% of 179 decks
-2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
Arcane Signet
86% of 179 decks
+14% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55% of 179 decks
+23% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50% of 179 decks
+24% synergy
Talisman of Progress
49% of 179 decks
+23% synergy
Fellwar Stone
42% of 179 decks
+22% synergy
Timeless Lotus
33% of 21 decks
+22% synergy
Orzhov Signet
25% of 179 decks
-1% synergy
Izzet Signet
23% of 22 decks
-3% synergy
Dimir Signet
22% of 179 decks
-5% synergy
Gruul Signet
19% of 21 decks
+8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
19% of 179 decks
+5% synergy
Azorius Signet
19% of 179 decks
-5% synergy
Selesnya Signet
18% of 22 decks
+10% synergy
Golgari Signet
18% of 22 decks
+7% synergy
Boros Signet
18% of 22 decks
-3% synergy
Rakdos Signet
18% of 22 decks
-10% synergy
Simic Signet
14% of 22 decks
+1% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12% of 179 decks
+3% synergy
Mox Amber
11% of 179 decks
+6% synergy
Thought Vessel
8% of 179 decks
-9% synergy
Lotus Petal
6% of 179 decks
-1% synergy
Sarevok's Tome
5% of 179 decks
+5% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96% of 179 decks
+22% synergy
Godless Shrine
65% of 179 decks
+26% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
65% of 179 decks
+25% synergy
Watery Grave
61% of 179 decks
+21% synergy
Steam Vents
55% of 22 decks
+17% synergy
Raffine's Tower
54% of 179 decks
+29% synergy
Marsh Flats
50% of 179 decks
+39% synergy
Exotic Orchard
49% of 179 decks
+13% synergy
Polluted Delta
49% of 179 decks
+37% synergy
Arcane Sanctum
49% of 179 decks
+20% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46% of 179 decks
+18% synergy
Isolated Chapel
46% of 179 decks
+14% synergy
Blood Crypt
45% of 22 decks
+8% synergy
Breeding Pool
45% of 22 decks
+5% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
45% of 22 decks
+5% synergy
Flooded Strand
44% of 179 decks
+33% synergy
Stomping Ground
43% of 21 decks
+3% synergy
Caves of Koilos
42% of 179 decks
+13% synergy
Underground River
41% of 179 decks
+20% synergy
Vault of Champions
41% of 179 decks
+16% synergy
Sea of Clouds
41% of 179 decks
+16% synergy
Temple Garden
41% of 22 decks
+2% synergy
Morphic Pool
40% of 179 decks
+15% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37% of 179 decks
+18% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32% of 179 decks
+18% synergy
Sacred Foundry
32% of 22 decks
-3% synergy
Glacial Fortress
31% of 179 decks
+1% synergy
Undercity Sewers
31% of 163 decks
+20% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27% of 179 decks
+12% synergy
Meticulous Archive
27% of 162 decks
+19% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27% of 162 decks
+17% synergy
Adarkar Wastes
26% of 179 decks
+4% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24% of 126 decks
+15% synergy
Fetid Heath
23% of 179 decks
+11% synergy
Deserted Beach
23% of 179 decks
+6% synergy
Prairie Stream
23% of 179 decks
-11% synergy
Sunken Hollow
23% of 179 decks
-12% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23% of 101 decks
+15% synergy
Indatha Triome
23% of 22 decks
-6% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22% of 179 decks
+7% synergy
Azorius Chancery
22% of 179 decks
+8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
22% of 179 decks
+1% synergy
Mystic Gate
20% of 179 decks
+13% synergy
Floodfarm Verge
20% of 126 decks
+11% synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19% of 21 decks
-11% synergy
The World Tree
19% of 21 decks
-11% synergy
Ketria Triome
19% of 21 decks
-12% synergy
Jungle Shrine
19% of 21 decks
-13% synergy
Sunken Ruins
19% of 179 decks
+14% synergy
Savannah
18% of 22 decks
+5% synergy