Hidetsugu's Second Rite + Lightning Bolt + Tree of Perdition

Mana needed: {3}{R}{R}

BR identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Tree of Perdition does not have summoning sickness.
Tree of Perdition has exactly thirteen toughness.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Tree of Perdition by tapping it, swapping its toughness with an opponent's life total.
  2. Cast Lightning Bolt by paying {R}, dealing 3 damage to the opponent.
  3. Cast Hidetsugu's Second Rite by paying {3}{R}, dealing 10 damage to the opponent.
  4. The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.

What the combo produces