I've been working on ways to abuse {transcendency}. It's just one of those things that give total immunity when you can't gain life. Fix it with shroud to be the most hated guy ever.
Now, while searching of ways to end the game with your newfound indestructibility, and ways to stop you from gaining life, I stumbled on quite the few combos.
{transcendence} + {Havoc Festival} will really put on a clock.
However, I also stumbled upon {lich}.
Now, let's say you are at 10 life with trans out. You play lich, trans says gain 20, {lich} replaces: draw 20.
Add in {laboratory maniac}.
Now only add some black cards that drain life, but don't damage you for ultimate draw deck.
Special commendation goes to {resolute archangel} for providing 20 cards AND a body to sacrifice should you get damage.
{duskmantle guildmage}'s ability would be nice if you could use it on yourself somehow. (The first ability will create infinite cleanup phases until your library runs dry).
And here I was going to just throw down a {Shadowcloak Vampire}.
I don't actually like {Lich} that much as its a bit dangerous. {Disenchant}, gg.
How about {Necropotence}?
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on July 17, 2015, 01:36:59 PM
And here I was going to just throw down a {Shadowcloak Vampire}.
I don't actually like {Lich} that much as its a bit dangerous. {Disenchant}, gg.
How about {Necropotence}?
Thing is, with {lich} your life total is 0. When it enters, you lose life equal to your life total.
So {necropotence} and {shadow cloak vampire} don't work, since you can't pay. Otherwise it would be so nice. {necropotence} for your deck, win next upkeep.
And for disenchant we invented shroud enchantments. It is really important not to lose lich.
EDIT: how could I forget Bob??
{dark confidant}. Put top in hand, draw twice it's CMC...
EDIT2: I just realized {omnipotence} for {lich}...
That wouldn't work, every life you lose you gain two, unless you prevent gain.
Just don't run {Lich}, run {Necropotence}. That way, whenever you get hit you can just pay away the life.
{Lich} is for sure better if you want to {Laboratory Maniac} a win though.
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on July 17, 2015, 01:44:49 PM
Just don't run {Lich}, run {Necropotence}. That way, whenever you get hit you can just pay away the life.
{Lich} is for sure better if you want to {Laboratory Maniac} a win though.
Well, if you get yourself a {disenchant} in hand to kill off your {transcendency} you can stack card draws until you hit 1, let trans get you back to 19, and thus draw your deck.