Goblin Welder
LEGALComplexity: advanced
NEAR-INFINITE

Goblin Welder + Phyrexian Devourer + Fling

direct damage Strategy

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The Payoff

"Lethal direct damage equal to Phyrexian Devourer's (huge) power"

Requirements

Goblin Welder

Goblin Welder

Welds Phyrexian Devourer onto the battlefield from the graveyard, swapping it for another artifact at instant speed
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Phyrexian Devourer

Phyrexian Devourer

Exiles the library to load up on +1/+1 counters, becoming arbitrarily large
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Fling

Fling

Sacrifice outlet: deals damage to any target equal to the creature's (huge) power
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The Combo: Storyboard

1

Step 1

Get Phyrexian Devourer onto the battlefield. Goblin Welder can weld it in from the graveyard, sacrificing a spare artifact, so it never has to be hard-cast.

2

Step 2

Activate Phyrexian Devourer, exiling cards from the top of your library to pile on +1/+1 counters. Hold priority while its sacrifice trigger (power 7+) is on the stack.

3

Step 3

In response, cast Fling sacrificing Phyrexian Devourer, dealing damage to the opponent equal to its now-enormous power.

4

Step 4

The opponent takes lethal damage in a single shot.

⚠ Rules Note

Phyrexian Devourer's triggered ability sacrifices it once its power reaches 7 or greater, so Fling must sacrifice it (or be cast with that trigger on the stack) before it dies on its own. Fling deals damage equal to the power as last seen. The damage ceiling is the total CMC of the cards exiled from your library, which is almost always far more than lethal.