Curse of Death's Hold + Ruthless Ripper + Yedora, Grave Gardener

Mana needed: {B}

BG identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Curse of Death's Hold attached to you.
You have at least one additional black card in hand.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Ruthless Ripper by paying {B}.
  2. Ruthless Ripper dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness.
  3. Yedora triggers, returning Ruthless Ripper to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  4. Activate Ruthless Ripper by tapping it, adding {G}.
  5. Activate Ruthless Ripper's morph ability by revealing a black card from your hand, turning it face-up.
  6. Ruthless Ripper triggers, causing target player to lose 2 life.
  7. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces