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 Blood tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Celes, Rune Knight
1.2%inclusion101 decks8.43K decks
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New Cards
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14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
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13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
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11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
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52%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%inclusion64 decks138 decks
45%synergy
Restless Apparition
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
43%synergy
Lesser Masticore
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
42%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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38%synergy
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39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
37%synergy
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40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
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28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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-21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Mayhem Devil
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
29%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
35%synergy
Thunderblust
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35%synergy
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22%synergy
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35%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
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52%synergy
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Creatures
Twilight Shepherd
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35%synergy
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33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
33%synergy
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33%synergy
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32%synergy
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26%synergy
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32%synergy
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31%synergy
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30%synergy
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30%synergy
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27%synergy
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30%synergy
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30%synergy
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24%synergy
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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26%synergy
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26%synergy
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21%synergy
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26%synergy
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26%synergy
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25%synergy
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24%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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27%synergy
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26%synergy
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-13%synergy
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Sorceries
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13%synergy
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23%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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-19%synergy
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Legions to Ashes
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Persist
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Toxic Deluge
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
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5%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
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Diabolic Intent
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Demonic Counsel
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3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
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2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
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5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion39 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Altar of Dementia
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17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
-10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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10%synergy
Key to the City
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10%synergy
Blasting Station
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Phoenix Down
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5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
35%inclusion48 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Necromancy
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Sneak Attack
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Thran Vigil
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion119 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion103 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
61%inclusion84 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion60 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion57 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Boros Signet
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion123 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion88 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Nomad Outpost
62%inclusion86 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion78 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56%inclusion77 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
55%inclusion76 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion67 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion66 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Battlefield Forge
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Sacred Foundry
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Godless Shrine
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Landscape
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Rugged Prairie
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Triumph
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Graven Cairns
26%inclusion36 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Boros Garrison
26%inclusion36 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
26%inclusion36 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Savai Triome
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Obscura Storefront
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Sacred Peaks
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
2%synergy