Essence Warden + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons + Parallel Lives + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

BG identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

Your life total is at least 2.
You control another creature.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, putting a -1/-1 counter on an opponent's creature and drawing a card.
  2. Hapatra triggers, creating two 1/1 Snake creature tokens.
  3. The Snakes enter the battlefield, triggering Essence Warden twice, causing you to gain 2 life.
  4. Repeat until your opponent control no creatures.
  5. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, putting a -1/-1 counter on a Snake token you control and drawing a card.
  6. The Snake dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  7. Hapatra triggers, creating two 1/1 Snake creature tokens.
  8. The Snakes enter the battlefield, triggering Essence Warden twice, causing you to gain 2 life.
  9. Repeat from step 5.

What the combo produces