Body Launderer + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite self-discard triggers Infinite draw triggers Near-infinite ETB Infinite looting Near-infinite LTB

Combo 1 with Karmic Guide

Also requires: Karmic Guide Karmic Guide
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite Blood tokens
Steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  2. When Karmic Guide dies, Body Launderer's first ability triggers, causing Body Launderer to connive.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Body Launderer.
  5. When Body Launderer dies, its second ability triggers, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Body Launderer from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Sister Hospitaller

Also requires: Sister Hospitaller Sister Hospitaller
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
  2. When Sister Hospitaller dies, Body Launderer's first ability triggers, causing Body Launderer to connive.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Body Launderer.
  5. When Body Launderer dies, its second ability triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Body Launderer from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 4 life.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Saffi Eriksdotter

Also requires: Saffi Eriksdotter Saffi Eriksdotter
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Saffi by sacrificing it, targeting Body Launderer.
  2. When Saffi dies, Body Launderer's first ability triggers, causing it to connive.
  3. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Body Launderer.
  4. When Body Launderer dies, its second ability and Saffi trigger.
  5. Resolve the Saffi trigger, returning Body Launderer from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Body Launderer trigger, returning Saffi from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Hidden Herbalists

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite green mana · Infinite copies of creature cards in your graveyard that are 1/1 Insects · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Body Launderer.
  2. When Body Launderer dies, its second ability triggers, returning Grist, Voracious Larva from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Grist, Voracious Larva enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to pay {G} to exile it and return it to the battlefield as Grist, the Plague Swarm with six loyalty counters due to Vorinclex.
  4. Resolve the Shilgengar ability
  5. Activate Grist, the Plague Swarm's third loyalty ability by removing six loyalty counters from it.
  6. Grist, the Plague Swarm is put into your graveyard as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
  7. Resolve the Grist, the Plague Swarm ability, creating a token copy of each creature card in your graveyard that is a 1/1 Insect.
  8. When the Grist, Voracious Larva and Hidden Herbalist tokens enter the battlefield, the Hidden Herbalist token triggers once and the Grist, Voracious Larva token triggers for each token created this way.
  9. Resolve all Grist, Voracious Larva triggers, choosing not to pay.
  10. Resolve the Hidden Herbalist trigger, adding {G}{G}.
  11. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the Grist, Voracious Larva token
  12. Repeat from step 1, sacrificing a Body Launderer token instead.

Combo 5 with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm + Hidden Herbalists + Doubling Season

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite green mana · Infinite copies of creature cards in your graveyard that are 1/1 Insects · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Body Launderer.
  2. When Body Launderer dies, its second ability triggers, returning Grist, Voracious Larva from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Grist, Voracious Larva enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to pay {G} to exile it and return it to the battlefield as Grist, the Plague Swarm with six loyalty counters due to Doubling Season.
  4. Resolve the Shilgengar ability
  5. Activate Grist, the Plague Swarm's third loyalty ability by removing six loyalty counters from it.
  6. Grist, the Plague Swarm is put into your graveyard as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
  7. Resolve the Grist, the Plague Swarm ability, creating two token copies of each creature card in your graveyard that are 1/1 Insects.
  8. Put all but one of the Grist, Voracious Larva tokens into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  9. When the Grist, Voracious Larva and Hidden Herbalist tokens enter the battlefield, each Hidden Herbalist token triggers once and each Grist, Voracious Larva token triggers for each token created this way.
  10. Resolve all Grist, Voracious Larva triggers, choosing not to pay.
  11. Resolve both Hidden Herbalist triggers, adding {G}{G}{G}{G}.
  12. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the Grist, Voracious Larva token
  13. Repeat from step 1, sacrificing a Body Launderer token instead.
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