Combos with Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

15 known combos in Commander — View Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
  2. When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it due to Solemnity.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite rummaging · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-discard triggers
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  1. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing another nontoken creature, creating at least one Blood artifact token.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you control at least six Blood tokens.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature, adding {W/B}.
  4. Repeat step 3 until you have {W/B}{W/B}{W/B} available.
  5. Activate Shilgengar by paying {W/B}{W/B}{W/B} and sacrificing six Blood tokens, returning all creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield without a finality counter on them due to Solemnity.
  6. Repeat.
  7. If you control additional nontoken creatures, you may sacrifice them in step 1 to get infinite Blood tokens, and/or in step 3 to get infinite colored mana.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers if it didn't have a -1/-1 counter on it, and its undying ability triggers if it didn't have a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. Resolve the persist trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Resolve the undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Abdel Adrian.
  2. When Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned from exile to the battlefield.
  3. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Abdel Adrian enters, it triggers, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
  2. When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
  3. Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing another creature, creating a Blood artifact token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
  2. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  2. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reveillark.
  3. When Reveillark dies, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide and up to one other creature with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Reveillark from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability from step 2.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Twilight Shepherd.
  2. When Twilight Shepherd dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Giada.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the undying creature.
  2. When the creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the undying creature.
  4. When the creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar abilities from step 1 and 3.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Cast Fiend Hunter by paying its mana cost.
  2. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Fiend Hunter.
  4. When Fiend Hunter dies, its second ability triggers, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield.
  5. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Fiend Hunter from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Results: Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Cast Fiend Hunter by paying its mana cost.
  2. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Sun Titan.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Fiend Hunter.
  4. When Fiend Hunter dies, its second ability triggers, returning Sun Titan from exile to the battlefield.
  5. When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning Fiend Hunter from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Sun Titan.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Results: Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Cast Fiend Hunter by paying its mana cost.
  2. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Angel of Indemnity.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Fiend Hunter.
  4. When Fiend Hunter dies, its second ability triggers, returning Angel of Indemnity from exile to the battlefield.
  5. When Angel of Indemnity enters, it triggers, returning Fiend Hunter from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Angel of Indemnity.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Cast Felidar Guardian by paying {3}{W}.
  2. When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Angel of Indemnity.
  3. Holding priority, activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Felidar Guardian.
  4. Resolve the Felidar Guardian ability, blinking Angel of Indemnity.
  5. When Angel of Indemnity enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Felidar Guardian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat from step 2 any number of times.
  7. Resolve all abilities from step 3, creating any number of Blood tokens.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
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  1. Cast Felidar Guardian by paying its mana cost.
  2. When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide
  3. Holding priority, activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Felidar Guardian.
  4. Resolve the Felidar Guardian ability, blinking Karmic Guide
  5. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Felidar Guardian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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