The Great Henge
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature. |
2 | The sacrificed creature's persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. |
3 | The Great Henge triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature and causing you to draw a card. |
4 | The -1/-1 and +1/+1 counters are removed as a state-based action. |
5 | Resolve the ability from step 1. |
6 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Near-infinite ETB | |
| Near-infinite LTB | |
| Near-infinite death triggers | |
| Near-infinite sacrifice triggers | |
| Near-infinite Blood tokens | |
| Infinite Blood tokens | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite card draw |
Combo Metadata
63
DECKS
0.01%
OF 939654 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 16270
MOST PLAYED OF 54966 COMBOS
{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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