Average Deck for Shilgengar, Sire of Famine - Expensive Lifedrain

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Nov 21, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards are Hot and Cold for Shilgengar?
This week on Fire and Ice, we're seeing which cards are heating up or cooling down for the Elder Demon Shilgengar.
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Average Decklist

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Angel of Finality
Angel of Finality
Angel of Indemnity
Angel of Indemnity
Angel of Serenity
Angel of Serenity
Angel of Suffering
Angel of Suffering
Angel of the Ruins
Angel of the Ruins
Archon of Cruelty
Archon of Cruelty
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Battle Angels of Tyr
Battle Angels of Tyr
Bishop of Wings
Bishop of Wings
Callous Bloodmage
Callous Bloodmage
Corpse Knight
Corpse Knight
Drana and Linvala
Drana and Linvala
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Exalted Sunborn
Exalted Sunborn
Felidar Guardian
Felidar Guardian
Giada, Font of Hope
Giada, Font of Hope
Glorious Protector
Glorious Protector
Inspiring Overseer
Inspiring Overseer
Leonin Relic-Warder
Leonin Relic-Warder
Lumbering Battlement
Lumbering Battlement
Radiant Solar
Radiant Solar
Ravenous Chupacabra
Ravenous Chupacabra
Renegade Reaper
Renegade Reaper
Restoration Angel
Restoration Angel
Righteous Valkyrie
Righteous Valkyrie
Serra Paragon
Serra Paragon
Serra's Emissary
Serra's Emissary
Shepherd of the Cosmos
Shepherd of the Cosmos
Starfield Shepherd
Starfield Shepherd
Thief of Blood
Thief of Blood
Wispweaver Angel
Wispweaver Angel
Witch Enchanter
Witch Enchanter
Instants (10)
Cosmic Intervention
Cosmic Intervention
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Eerie Interlude
Eerie Interlude
Ephemerate
Ephemerate
Fell the Profane
Fell the Profane
Ghostway
Ghostway
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Parting Gust
Parting Gust
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Teferi's Protection
Teferi's Protection
Sorceries (8)
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
Damn
Damn
Damnation
Damnation
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Incarnation Technique
Incarnation Technique
Lich-Knights' Conquest
Lich-Knights' Conquest
Reanimate
Reanimate
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Crucible of Worlds
Crucible of Worlds
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Palantír of Orthanc
Palantír of Orthanc
Pearl Medallion
Pearl Medallion
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy
The Soul Stone
The Soul Stone
Enchantments (4)
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Cemetery Tampering
Cemetery Tampering
Land Tax
Land Tax
Ripples of Undeath
Ripples of Undeath
Lands (24)
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Bleachbone Verge
Bleachbone Verge
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Command Beacon
Command Beacon
Command Tower
Command Tower
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Mistveil Plains
Mistveil Plains
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Prismatic Vista
Prismatic Vista
Scrubland
Scrubland
Seraph Sanctuary
Seraph Sanctuary
Shadowy Backstreet
Shadowy Backstreet
Shattered Sanctum
Shattered Sanctum
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Vault of Champions
Vault of Champions
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Basics (2)
Plains
6 Plains
Swamp
4 Swamps