What was your nightmare combo as a Newbie?

[ApothecaryGeist]

Invisibility on a Juggernaut was fairly fierce back in the day.  (Waaayyyyy back in the day.)


Of course.  So was the all Plague Rats deck.  And the all Lightning Bolt deck.

[MonteTribal]

So was the all Plague Rats deck.

It has made a resurgence on Magic Arena lol

[stuffnsuch]

I was usually the guy looking for synergy and combos in my play group in high school, so I don't remember much that really got in my way besides being beaten out by aggro.  That being said, I distinctly remember the first time I ever got an infinite combo played against me.  The problem was, the guy I was playing dropped a few cards on the board and started rattling off what he could do and then scooped up the cards.  I was too shy then to ask for clarification as to what just happened, so I have no idea what the deck actually did.  I know it was simic and since it was in 2004, maybe 2005, can't use any more recent cards.  I'm pretty sure that there was a cephalid involved and the combo resulted in all my stuff getting tapped every turn so I couldn't ever actually do anything.  Any ideas what that could have been?

I do know that since then, I'm always a little more careful to explain combos to new players, sometimes even before we start playing so they understand what's going on in the game.  I really felt lost and frustrated that day, and I'd rather use my combos to inspire and show just how interesting this game can be, not as a tool to shut people out.

[Aetherium Slinky]

I was usually the guy looking for synergy and combos in my play group in high school, so I don't remember much that really got in my way besides being beaten out by aggro.  That being said, I distinctly remember the first time I ever got an infinite combo played against me.  The problem was, the guy I was playing dropped a few cards on the board and started rattling off what he could do and then scooped up the cards.  I was too shy then to ask for clarification as to what just happened, so I have no idea what the deck actually did.  I know it was simic and since it was in 2004, maybe 2005, can't use any more recent cards.  I'm pretty sure that there was a cephalid involved and the combo resulted in all my stuff getting tapped every turn so I couldn't ever actually do anything.  Any ideas what that could have been?

I do know that since then, I'm always a little more careful to explain combos to new players, sometimes even before we start playing so they understand what's going on in the game.  I really felt lost and frustrated that day, and I'd rather use my combos to inspire and show just how interesting this game can be, not as a tool to shut people out.

The only cards that match your description are Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor and Mystic Decree. Could it have been that?