Thran Vigil
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
The persist creature does not have a -1/-1 counter on it. It is your turn.

   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
Thran Vigil triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature.
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
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
0.3%inclusion11 decks3.58K decks
Top Commanders
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New Cards
Chaos Spewer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
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20%synergy
Twilight Diviner
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Melira, Sylvok Outcast
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Kitchen Finks
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57%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
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44%synergy
Viscera Seer
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
43%synergy
First Day of Class
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Murderous Redcap
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38%synergy
Solemnity
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32%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
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28%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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-16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
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27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
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27%synergy
Victimize
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22%synergy
Despark
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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20%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
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28%synergy
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Game Changers
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-11%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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-11%synergy
Creatures
Heartmender
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43%synergy
Blood Artist
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19%synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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26%synergy
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20%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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16%synergy
Woe Strider
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
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22%synergy
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18%synergy
Teysa Karlov
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Knight
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
Zack Fair
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
Scholar of New Horizons
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
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17%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
Instants
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-23%synergy
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17%synergy
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-2%synergy
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10%synergy
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-5%synergy
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10%synergy
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-2%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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-4%synergy
Sorceries
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18%synergy
Damn
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9%synergy
Sign in Blood
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8%synergy
Night's Whisper
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7%synergy
Reanimate
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-5%synergy
Pointed Discussion
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12%synergy
Dread Return
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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-6%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
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8%synergy
Read the Bones
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4%synergy
Vindicate
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4%synergy
Austere Command
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-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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0%synergy
Starfall Invocation
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5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
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6%synergy
Eaten Alive
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5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
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5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
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4%synergy
Lively Dirge
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4%synergy
Unburial Rites
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4%synergy
Persist
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4%synergy
Unearth
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3%synergy
Living Death
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1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
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2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
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-1%synergy
Skullclamp
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
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11%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Power Conduit
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10%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
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9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Blasting Station
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Key to the City
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Firja's Retribution
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Cleric Class
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
On Wings of Gold
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6%synergy
Soul Enervation
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6%synergy
Martyr's Cause
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6%synergy
Nine Lives
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
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5%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Court of Grace
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Land Tax
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
12%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Nesting Grounds
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Boros Signet
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Rugged Prairie
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Battlefield Forge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Nomad Outpost
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Graven Cairns
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Shattered Landscape
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Savai Triome
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Godless Shrine
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy