Kaalia of the Vast + Master of Cruelties

RWB identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

What must be in place

Kaalia of the Vast does not have summoning sickness.
An opponent cannot block and kill Kaalia of the Vast.
That opponent cannot block Master of Cruelties.

How to execute it

  1. Declare Kaalia of the Vast as an attacker.
  2. Kaalia of the Vast triggers, causing you to put Master of Cruelties from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.
  3. When Master of Cruelties isn't blocked, it triggers, causing defending player's life total to become 1 and causing Master of Cruelties to deal no combat damage this turn.
  4. Kaalia of the Vast deals lethal combat damage to defending player.

What the combo produces