PremodernHQ Reference Card

Goblin Welder + Phyrexian Devourer + Fling

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R
artifact

Metadata

Difficultyadvanced
LegalityLegal
FormatStandard Premodern

The Result

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

Required Cards

Goblin Welder

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

Phyrexian Devourer

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

Fling

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

Execution Steps

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

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

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

4

The opponent takes lethal damage in a single shot.

Important Rules Notes

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.

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