Haunted One + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Combos

4 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn

Combo 1 with Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher + Faces of the Past + Sage of Hours

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana that can't be spent to cast spells from your hand · Infinite untap of all Humans · Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn · Infinite untap of all Wizards · Infinite Blood tokens
Steps
  1. Activate Vhal by tapping it, adding an amount of {C} equal to Vhal's toughness that cannot be spent to cast spells from your hand.
  2. Haunted One triggers, causing Humans and Wizards you control to get +2/+0 and to gain undying until end of turn.
  3. Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it.
  4. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Sage of Hours.
  5. When Sage of Hours dies, its undying ability and Faces of the Past trigger.
  6. Resolve the Sage of Hours trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Resolve the Faces of the Past trigger, untapping all Humans and Wizards.
  8. Resolve the Shilgengar ability, creating a Blood token.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Thornbite Staff

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Xavier Sal's first ability by tapping it and removing a +1/+1 counter from the additional nontoken Human, Fungus and/or Pirate if it has one, or any counter from another permanent you control otherwise.
  2. Xavier Sal triggers, causing it and all other creatures you control that share a creature type with it to get +2/+0 and gain undying until end of turn.
  3. Resolve the Xavier Sal ability, causing you to populate.
  4. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the additional Human, Fungus and/or Pirate.
  5. When the creature dies, its undying ability and Xavier Sal trigger.
  6. Resolve the creature's undying trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Resolve the Xavier Sal trigger, untapping it.
  8. Resolve the Shilgengar ability
  9. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Intruder Alarm

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn · Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Xavier Sal's first ability by tapping it and removing a +1/+1 counter from the additional nontoken Human, Fungus and/or Pirate if it has one, or any counter from another permanent you control otherwise.
  2. Xavier Sal triggers, causing it and all other creatures you control that share a creature type with it to get +2/+0 and gain undying until end of turn.
  3. Resolve the Xavier Sal ability, causing you to populate.
  4. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the additional Human, Fungus and/or Pirate.
  5. When the creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability
  8. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Hyrax Tower Scout

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite copies of creature tokens you control · Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Xavier Sal's first ability by tapping it and removing a +1/+1 counter from Hyrax Tower Scout if it has one, or any counter from another permanent you control otherwise.
  2. Xavier Sal triggers, causing it and all other creatures you control that share a creature type with it to get +2/+0 and gain undying until end of turn.
  3. Resolve the Xavier Sal ability, causing you to populate.
  4. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Hyrax Tower Scout.
  5. When Hyrax Tower Scout dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. When Hyrax Tower Scout enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Xavier Sal.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar ability
  8. Repeat.
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