Prerequisites
- Yawgmoth, Thran Physician on the battlefield
- Nest of Scarabs on the battlefield
- Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple on the battlefield
- Pious Evangel can be on the battlefield transformed
- Your life total is at least 2
- You control at least one additional creature
- There is at least one other creature on the battlefield
Steps
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature
- When the creature dies, Wayward Disciple triggers if it is on the battlefield, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any other creature and causing you to draw a card
- If the creature who had the counter placed has 0 toughness, it dies as a state-based action
- Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token
- When the Insect enters the battlefield, if Pious Evangel triggers if it is on the battlefield, causing you to gain 1 life
- Repeat until your opponents do not control any more creatures, or until you draw your library
- If you have cards remaining in your library, you may repeat this combo any time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
Results
- Near-infinite -1/-1 counters
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite death triggers
- Near-infinite draw triggers
- Near-infinite ETB
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite LTB
- Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Required Cards 3
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Nest of Scarabs
Enchantment
Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple
Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Human Cleric