Lord of the Forsaken is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Flying, trample, Sacrifice another creature: Target player mills three cards. Pay 1 life: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast a spell from your graveyard.
How it works : Lord of the Forsaken
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Lord of the Forsaken + Cut // Ribbons
Each opponent loses the gameNear-infinite lifeloss
- 1Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding that can only be used to cast spells from your graveyard.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have one life.
- 3Cast Ribbons from your graveyard for its aftermath cost by paying and by paying all available .
- 4Resolve Riboons, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the colorless mana paid this way.
- 5Each opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
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#2
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood + Lord of the Forsaken
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
- 1Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying 1 life.
- 2Vilis triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3Sheoldred's first ability triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
- 4Repeat as desired.
- 5Resolve all Lord of the Forsaken abilities, adding that much that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
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#3
Rowan, Scion of War + Exsanguinate + Lord of the Forsaken
Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifeloss
- 1Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 as desired.
- 3Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
- 4Cast Exsanguinate, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of due to Rowan.
- 5Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
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#4
Repay in Kind + Lord of the Forsaken
Each opponent loses the gameNear-infinite lifeloss for all playersNear-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard
- 1Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying 1 life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Resolve all Lord of the Forsaken abilities.
- 4Cast Repay in Kind by paying
, causing each opponent's life total to become 0. - 5Each opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having 0 life.
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#5
Lord of the Forsaken + Near-Death Experience
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- 1On the end step before your turn, activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have exactly one life remaining.
- 3At the beginning of your upkeep, Near-Death Experience triggers, causing you to win the game.
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#6
Children of Korlis + Vizkopa Guildmage + Lord of the Forsaken
Near-infinite lifelossNear-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard
- 1Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability by paying
, causing each opponent to lose life whenever you gain life this turn. - 2Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying 1 life.
- 3Repeat step 2 until you have 1 life.
- 4Activate Children of Korils by sacrificing it, causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life you've lost this turn.
- 5Vizkopa Guildmage triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the amount of life you gained.
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#7
Mister Negative + Lord of the Forsaken + Phyrexian Unlife
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Cast Mister Negative by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 4When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
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#8
Mister Negative + Lord of the Forsaken + Platinum Angel
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
- 1Activate Lord of the Forsaken by paying life.
- 2Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life.
- 3Cast Mister Negative by paying plus commander tax if applicable.
- 4When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's.
- 5The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
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Legal formats
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