Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink

Mana needed: {6}{R}{R}{R}

BR identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

What must be in place

Orthion does not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Orthion's second ability by paying {6}{R}{R}{R} and tapping it, creating five token copies of Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
  2. Each Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, triggering their abilities.
  3. Resolve the first trigger, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black, and causing you to gain that much life.
  4. Repeat step 3 for each remaining trigger.

What the combo produces