Celes, Rune Knight
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield (Persist Creature without a -1/-1 counter on it on the battlefield).

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature.
2
When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3
When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4
Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters
Infinite Blood tokens
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High Synergy Cards
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56%synergy
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56%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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45%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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39%synergy
Top Cards
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27%synergy
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-18%synergy
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38%synergy
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Game Changers
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-12%synergy
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-11%synergy
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Creatures
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37%synergy
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36%synergy
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30%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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30%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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22%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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1%synergy
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Sorceries
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Utility Artifacts
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21%synergy
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22%synergy
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12%synergy
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2%synergy
Enchantments
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31%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
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25%synergy
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28%synergy
Animate Dead
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14%synergy
Impact Tremors
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9%synergy
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-4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
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5%synergy
Grave Pact
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3%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-4%synergy
Smile at Death
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6%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
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3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
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5%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
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1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion91 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Boros Signet
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Crowded Crypt
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
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4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion93 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Nomad Outpost
64%inclusion67 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion67 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Battlefield Forge
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Sacred Foundry
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Godless Shrine
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Shattered Landscape
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Rugged Prairie
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Silence
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Ash Barrens
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Graven Cairns
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Boros Garrison
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Escape Tunnel
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Sacred Peaks
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Sundown Pass
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Elegant Parlor
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy