Grievous Wound

Bracket

• B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Wound Reflection, Archfiend of Despair, Warlock Class
• B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Wound Reflection, Archfiend of Despair, Warlock Class
• B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partners: Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Wound Reflection, Archfiend of Despair, Warlock Class
• B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
• B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

• Two-card combo with Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Wound Reflection, Archfiend of Despair, Warlock Class (early with Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Wound Reflection, Archfiend of Despair, Warlock Class)

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

4 known combos, 4 of them two-card.

• Grievous Wound + Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  Produces: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  View on Commander Spellbook
• Grievous Wound + Wound Reflection
  Produces: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  View on Commander Spellbook
• Grievous Wound + Archfiend of Despair
  Produces: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  View on Commander Spellbook

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

• 2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast
  If an effect says to set the enchanted player's life total to a number that's higher than their current life total, that player's life total won't change.
• 2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast
  Grievous Wound's last ability triggers only once whenever enchanted player is dealt combat damage, no matter how many creatures deal combat damage to them at the same time.
• 2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast
  Spells and abilities that cause the enchanted player to gain life still resolve while Grievous Wound is on the battlefield. The enchanted player won't gain life, but any other effects of that spell or ability will still happen.
• 2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast
  Grievous Wound's last ability triggers and resolves after the damage is dealt. For example, if the enchanted player has 10 life and is dealt 1 damage, that damage will reduce their life total to 9. Then Grievous Wound's ability will cause that player to lose 5 life, leaving their life total at 4.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast