Ayara, First of Locthwain + Blood Pet + Carnival of Souls + Decaying Soil

Mana needed: {B}

B identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

You have at least seven cards in your graveyard.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Blood Pet by paying {B}.
  2. When Blood Pet enters the battlefield, Ayara and Carnival of Souls triggers.
  3. Resolve the Ayara trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain one life.
  4. Resolve the Carnival of Souls trigger, causing you to add {B} and lose 1 life.
  5. Activate Blood Pet by sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  6. When Blood Pet dies, Decaying Soil triggers, causing you to pay {1} to return Blood Pet from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat.

What the combo produces