Atla Palani, Nest Tender + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Near-infinite Blood tokens Near-infinite ETB Near-infinite LTB Near-infinite death triggers Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Life Finds a Way

Also requires: Life Finds a Way Life Finds a Way
Results: Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg.
  2. When the Egg dies, Atla Palani triggers, revealing cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  3. When the creature enters the battlefield, if it has power 4 or greater, Life Finds a Way triggers, creating a copy of an Egg token you control.
  4. Resolve the Shilgengar ability, creating a Blood token.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Samut, Tyrant Smasher

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 3 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Rising of the Day

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped · Near-infinite ETB
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 4 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Hammer of Purphoros

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 5 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Cyclops of Eternal Fury

Results: Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped · Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 6 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Anger

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 7 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 8 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 9 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Concordant Crossroads

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 10 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Urabrask the Hidden

Results: Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 11 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Dragonlord Kolaghan

Results: Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 12 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Lavaleaper

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 13 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Tannuk, Steadfast Second

Results: Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 14 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + The Fire Crystal

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 15 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Mass Hysteria

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 16 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Gimli's Reckless Might

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 17 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Barbarian Class

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 18 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Fervor

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 19 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter

Results: Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 20 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Tuktuk Rubblefort

Results: Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield tapped · Near-infinite Blood tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Atla by paying {2} and tapping it, creating an 0/1 Egg creature token with defender.
  2. Activate Ghired by tapping a nontoken creature you control, creating a copy of the Egg token.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing an Egg token.
  4. When the Egg dies, Atla triggers, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and put it onto the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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