Youâre playing casual Zendikar Block Constructed against Jonathanâs Ally mill deck. Youâve been beating down with your Geyser Glider and Bladetusk Boar, and you know you can win this turn. Never one to do a little damage when a lot is possible, though, you begin to wonderâ.â.â.âhow much damage can you actually deal?

In play, you have three Arbor Elf; Bladetusk Boar; Geyser Glider; Grappling Hook; Greenweaver Druid; Lotus Cobra; Omnath, Locus of Mana; five Forests; and four Mountains. You have eighteen Green mana in your mana pool; your hand contains Comet Storm, Strength of the Tajuru, and a Forest. Youâre at 16 life.

Jonathan controls two Halimar Excavators, a Hedron Crab, a Sky Ruin Drake, and a Stonework Puma equipped with Spidersilk Net. He has nothing in hand, 4 life, and a Trapfinder's Trick in the graveyard.

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Challenge

Itâs the beginning of your main phase. Deal as much damage to Jonathan as you can this turn.

Assumptions

Jonathan will block so as to minimize the damage dealt to him. He knows the contents of your hand (other than the Forest) due to playing Trapfinder's Trick last turn, so he will play around your Strength of the Tajuru and Comet Storm.

Difficulty Levels

Level 1 (Easy): Deal 50 damage or more.

Level 2 (Moderate): Deal 70 damage or more.

Level 2 (Hard): Deal 85 damage or more.

Send your solutions to nex342+puzzle@gmail.com with the subject line âPuzzle â Combat Math Is Hardâ and Iâll include the best ones in next weekâs article, along with the next puzzle!

Good luck!

I got a lot of great solutions to last weekâs puzzle. Alas, I canât include them all, but Iâll certainly show the highlights. This first solution is by Jacob Maynard, and is the simplest solution I received (several other people sent me essentially the same solution, but Jacob was first):

This next solution comes from Jen Wong, and was the first correct solution I received, as well as being the only solution to take advantage of Etherium Sculptorâs interactions with the Obelisks and Enigma Sphinx:

Finally, AJ Prax sent me this solution, which is reasonably close to my own solution, using Brilliant Ultimatum to get free spells all over the place: