CONTAINS BANNED CARDSComplexity: advanced
NEAR-INFINITE
Academy Rector + Yawgmoth's Bargain
Core strategy of the rectsbargain archetype
The Payoff
"Draw the library and win by converting life to damage."
Requirements
The Combo: Storyboard
1
Step 1
Sacrifice Academy Rector (via Phyrexian Tower or another outlet).
2
Step 2
Search your library for Yawgmoth's Bargain and put it onto the battlefield.
3
Step 3
Pay life to Yawgmoth's Bargain to draw cards.
4
Step 4
Discard cards to Skirge Familiar to generate black mana.
5
Step 5
Repeat to draw your deck and cast a lethal win condition (e.g., Drain Life).
⚠ Rules Note
Yawgmoth's Bargain was banned in August 2019 specifically because of the efficiency of this combo in Rector-Bargain shells.