Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Legendary Creature — Elder Demon · 
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine is part of 1,696 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Karmic Guide and Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
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.
- Mana value
- 5
- Power/Toughness
- 6/6
- Keywords
- Flying
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Shilgengar, Sire of Famine in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Shilgengar, Sire of Famine provides to the combos it is part of.
- Free Sacrifice Outlet
Combos with Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
1,696 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Solemnity
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+ Creature with Persist or Undying
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite Blood tokens
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Bishop of Wings
Divine Visitation
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Luminous Broodmoth
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+ Creature with Persist or Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Solemnity
Phyrexian Altar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite rummaging
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-discard triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+ Persist Creature
Results in combo:
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Stridehangar Automaton
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite Blood tokens
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Karmic Guide
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Infinite Blood tokens
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Giada, Font of Hope
Twilight Shepherd
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Karmic Guide
Reveillark
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Cathars' Crusade
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+ Persist Creature
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Bishop of Wings
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Maskwood Nexus
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Darksteel Angel
+ Persist Creature
Results in combo:
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: R, W, B
Cards in combo:
Celes, Rune Knight
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+ Persist Creature
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Fiend Hunter
Karmic Guide
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Fiend Hunter
Angel of Indemnity
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Luminous Broodmoth
Solemnity
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite Blood tokens
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Felidar Guardian
Angel of Indemnity
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite Blood tokens
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Metallic Mimic
+ Persist Creature
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Fiend Hunter
Sun Titan
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite Blood tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Felidar Guardian
Karmic Guide
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite Blood tokens
