Hornet Queen + Purphoros, God of the Forge + Tainted Strike

Mana needed: {4}{B}{G}{G}{G}

BRG identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

• Hornet Queen
• Purphoros, God of the Forge
• Tainted Strike

How to execute it

1. Cast Tainted Strike by paying {B}, giving Purphoros +1/+0 and infect until end of turn.
2. Cast Hornet Queen by paying {4}{G}{G}{G}.
3. When Hornet Queen enters the battlefield, it and Purphoros trigger.
4. Resolve the Hornet Queen trigger, creating four 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
5. When the Insects enter the battlefield, Purphoros triggers four times.
6. Resolve all Purphoros triggers, causing each opponent to get ten poison counters.
7. Each opponent loses the game due to having ten or more poison counters.

What the combo produces

• Each opponent loses the game