Pitiless Plunderer + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers Infinite Blood tokens

Combo 1 with Reassembling Skeleton + Teysa Karlov

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
Steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  5. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Gravecrawler

Also requires: Gravecrawler Gravecrawler
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  2. When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Reassembling Skeleton + Pawn of Ulamog

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat

Combo 4 with Luminous Broodmoth + Reassembling Skeleton

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Luminous Broodmoth and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  3. Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, returning Reassembling Skeleton from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  6. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar abilities from steps 1 and 5.
  8. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  9. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Reassembling Skeleton + Sifter of Skulls

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat

Combo 6 with Reassembling Skeleton + Drivnod, Carnage Dominus

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  5. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Academy Manufactor + Cauldron Familiar

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar
  2. When Cauldron Familar dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Food, a Clue, and a Treasure token.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food, returning Cauldron Familiar from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Falkenrath Forebear + Anointed Procession

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing Falkenrath Forebear,
  2. When Falkenrath Forebear dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability, creating two Blood tokens.
  4. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Activate Falkenrath Forebear by paying {B} and sacrificing the two Bloods, returning Falkenrath Forebear from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 9 with Falkenrath Forebear + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing Falkenrath Forebear,
  2. When Falkenrath Forebear dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability, creating two Blood tokens.
  4. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Activate Falkenrath Forebear by paying {B} and sacrificing the two Bloods, returning Falkenrath Forebear from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Bloodsoaked Champion + Pawn of Ulamog

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
  2. When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat

Combo 11 with Quina, Qu Gourmet

Also requires: Quina, Qu Gourmet Quina, Qu Gourmet
Results: Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-discard triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token and a creature token due to Quina.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing another creature, creating a Blood artifact token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Summoning Station

Also requires: Summoning Station Summoning Station
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Summoning Station by tapping it, creating a 2/2 Pincher creature token.
  2. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the Pincher.
  3. When the Pincher dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
  6. Summoning Station triggers, untapping it.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Cult Conscript + Pawn of Ulamog

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Cult Conscript.
  2. When Cult Conscript dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat

Combo 14 with Luminous Broodmoth + Cult Conscript

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Cult Conscript.
  2. When Cult Conscript dies, Luminous Broodmoth and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  3. Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, returning Cult Conscript from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Cult Conscript.
  6. When Cult Conscript dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar abilities from steps 1 and 5.
  8. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  9. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

Combo 15 with Luminous Broodmoth + Bloodsoaked Champion

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
  2. When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Luminous Broodmoth and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  3. Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, returning Bloodsoaked Champion from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
  6. When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Resolve the Shilgengar abilities from steps 1 and 5.
  8. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  9. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

Combo 16 with Cult Conscript + Sifter of Skulls

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Cult Conscript.
  2. When Cult Conscript dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat

Combo 17 with Oathsworn Vampire + Pawn of Ulamog

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire.
  2. When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Cast Oathsworn Vampire by paying {1}{B}.
  10. Repeat

Combo 18 with Falkenrath Forebear + Exalted Sunborn

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing Falkenrath Forebear,
  2. When Falkenrath Forebear dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability, creating two Blood tokens.
  4. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Activate Falkenrath Forebear by paying {B} and sacrificing the two Bloods, returning Falkenrath Forebear from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 19 with Bloodsoaked Champion + Sifter of Skulls

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite rummaging · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion.
  2. When Bloodsoaked Champion dies, Pitiless Plunderer and Sifter of Skulls trigger.
  3. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  7. Activate the creature token by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  8. When the creature token dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  9. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  10. Repeat

Combo 20 with Reassembling Skeleton + The Masamune

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Blood tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  4. Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}.
  5. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. Repeat.
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