Ruthless Ripper + Vampirism + Yedora, Grave Gardener

Mana needed: {B}

BG identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Vampirism attached to any creature you control except Ruthless Ripper.
You have at least one additional black card in hand.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ruthless Ripper's morph ability by revealing a black card from your hand, turning it face-up and triggering its ability.
  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. Resolve the Ruthless Ripper trigger from step 1, causing target player to lose 2 life.
  5. Repeat.

What the combo produces