Consecrated Sphinx + Fateful Handoff + Notion Thief

Mana needed: {2}{U}{B}

UB identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Your deck size is at least four.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Fateful Handoff by paying {2}{U}{B}, causing you to draw four cards and give control of Notion Thief to an opponent.
  2. During that opponent's draw step, they draw a card.
  3. Consecrated Sphinx triggers, causing the opponent to draw two cards due to Notion Thief.
  4. Consecrated Sphinx triggers twice.
  5. Resolve the first trigger, causing the opponent to draw two cards due to Notion Thief.
  6. Repeat from step 4 until the opponent loses the game due to drawing from an empty library.

What the combo produces