Tainted Strike

Bracket

• B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, Super State, Heartless Hidetsugu, Lord of Tresserhorn, Hydra Omnivore
• B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, Super State, Heartless Hidetsugu, Lord of Tresserhorn, Hydra Omnivore
• B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partners: Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, Super State, Heartless Hidetsugu, Lord of Tresserhorn, Hydra Omnivore
• B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
• B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

• Two-card combo with Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, Super State, Heartless Hidetsugu, Lord of Tresserhorn, Hydra Omnivore (early with Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, Super State, Heartless Hidetsugu, Lord of Tresserhorn, Hydra Omnivore)

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

43 known combos, 5 of them two-card.

• Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Tainted Strike
  Produces: Each opponent loses the game
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• Windfall + Tainted Strike + Nekusar, the Mindrazer
  Produces: Each opponent loses the game
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• Super State + Tainted Strike
  Produces: Each opponent loses the game
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Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

• 2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast
  Damage from a source with infect is damage in all respects. If the source with infect also has lifelink, damage dealt by that source also causes its controller to gain that much life. Damage from a source with infect can be prevented or redirected. Abilities that trigger on damage being dealt will trigger if a source with infect deals damage, if appropriate.
• 2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast
  If damage from a source with infect that would be dealt to a player is prevented, that player doesn’t get poison counters. If damage from a source with infect that would be dealt to a creature is prevented, that creature doesn’t get -1/-1 counters.
• 2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast
  Damage from a source with infect affects planeswalkers normally.
• 2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast
  The -1/-1 counters remain on the creature indefinitely. They’re not removed if the creature regenerates or the turn ends.
• 2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast
  A player who has ten or more poison counters loses the game. This is a state-based action.
• 2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast
  Infect’s effect applies to any damage, not just combat damage.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast