Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Legendary Creature — Elder Demon6/6$0.37
Flying Sacrifice another creature: Create a Blood token. If you sacrificed an Angel this way, create a number of Blood tokens equal to its toughness instead. , Sacrifice six Blood tokens: Return each creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Those creatures are Vampires in addition to their other types.
Legal in Commander
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Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Bishop of Wings + Divine Visitation
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another Angel.
Steps
Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing another Angel. When the Angel dies, Bishop of Wings' second ability triggers, creating a 4/4 Angel creature token. When the Angel enters, Bishop of Wings' first ability triggers, causing you to gain 4 life. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Repeat.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Stridehangar Automaton
- Infinite artifact tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature.
Steps
Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing another creature, creating a Blood artifact token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token. Repeat.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Solemnity + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least nine other nontoken creatures. This pre-requisite can be reduced if you control one or more nontoken Angels with toughness 2+, or if you have creature cards in your graveyard plus additional {W/B} mana and/or Blood tokens.
Steps
Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing another nontoken creature, creating at least one Blood artifact token. Repeat step 1 until you control at least six Blood tokens. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature, adding {W/B}. Repeat step 3 until you have {W/B}{W/B}{W/B} available. 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. Repeat. 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.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Karmic Guide
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Abdel Adrian. When Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned from exile to the battlefield. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield. When Abdel Adrian enters, it triggers, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Repeat.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Giada, Font of Hope + Twilight Shepherd
- Infinite artifact tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Twilight Shepherd. 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. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Repeat.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Karmic Guide + Reveillark
- Infinite artifact tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Karmic Guide. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Reveillark. 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. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Reveillark from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Shilgengar ability from step 2. Repeat.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Bishop of Wings + Maskwood Nexus
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature.
Steps
Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Bishop of Wings' second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token. When the Spirit token enters the battlefield as an Angel due to Maskwood Nexus, Bishop of Wings' first ability triggers, causing you to gain 4 life. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Repeat.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Fiend Hunter + Karmic Guide
- Infinite artifact tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Fiend Hunter by paying its mana cost. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Fiend Hunter. When Fiend Hunter dies, its second ability triggers, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Fiend Hunter from your graveyard to the battlefield. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Karmic Guide. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Repeat from step 3.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Fiend Hunter + Angel of Indemnity
- Infinite artifact tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Fiend Hunter by paying its mana cost. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Angel of Indemnity. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Fiend Hunter. When Fiend Hunter dies, its second ability triggers, returning Angel of Indemnity from exile to the battlefield. When Angel of Indemnity enters, it triggers, returning Fiend Hunter from your graveyard to the battlefield. When Fiend Hunter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Angel of Indemnity. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Repeat from step 3.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Luminous Broodmoth + Solemnity
- Infinite artifact tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional nontoken creature that does not have flying.
Steps
Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing a creature without flying. When the creature dies, Luminous Broodmoth triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield without a flying counter on it due to Solemnity. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Dihada, Binder of WillsDihada, Binder of Wills fills your graveyard and takes opponents' permanents, which Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can use because it reanimates creatures and returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Zahur, Glory's PastZahur, Glory's Past fills your graveyard and makes creature tokens, which Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can use because it reanimates creatures and returns permanents from your graveyard. Shilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices your creatures, which Zahur, Glory's Past can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Breya, Etherium ShaperShilgengar, Sire of Famine reanimates creatures and makes artifact tokens, which Breya, Etherium Shaper can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger and can sacrifice your Artifacts. Breya, Etherium Shaper is an Artifact, makes creature tokens and makes artifact tokens, which Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can use because it sacrifices your creatures and rewards an Artifact.
- Judge Magister GabranthShilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices your creatures and makes artifact tokens, which Judge Magister Gabranth can use because it rewards your creatures dying and triggers when an Artifact is put into a graveyard.
- Naomi, Pillar of OrderShilgengar, Sire of Famine reanimates creatures and makes artifact tokens, which Naomi, Pillar of Order can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger and wants you to control an Artifact. Naomi, Pillar of Order makes creature tokens, which Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can use because it sacrifices your creatures and rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Locutus of BorgLocutus of Borg is an Artifact, makes creature tokens and makes artifact tokens, which Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can use because it sacrifices your creatures and rewards an Artifact. Shilgengar, Sire of Famine makes artifact tokens, which Locutus of Borg can use because it gives your Artifacts abilities.
- Ratadrabik of UrborgShilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices your creatures, which Ratadrabik of Urborg can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Hei Bai, Forest GuardianShilgengar, Sire of Famine reanimates creatures, which Hei Bai, Forest Guardian can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger. Hei Bai, Forest Guardian makes creature tokens, which Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can use because it sacrifices your creatures and rewards having/making creature tokens.
- NihiloorShilgengar, Sire of Famine reanimates creatures, which Nihiloor can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger. Nihiloor takes opponents' permanents and Shilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices your creatures.
- Elenda, the Dusk RoseShilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices your creatures, which Elenda, the Dusk Rose can use because it rewards your creatures dying. Elenda, the Dusk Rose makes creature tokens, which Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can use because it sacrifices your creatures and rewards having/making creature tokens.