Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Legendary Creature — Elder Demon

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Flying
Create a Blood token. If you sacrificed an Angel this way, create a number of Blood tokens equal to its toughness instead.

activated Sacrifice another creature —

activated Sacrifice another creature — makes a token

activated Sacrifice another creature — makes its toughness tokens

Return each creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Those creatures are Vampires in addition to their other types.

activated {W/B}{W/B}{W/B}, Sacrifice six Blood tokens —

activated {W/B}{W/B}{W/B}, Sacrifice six Blood tokens — brings a card back

activated {W/B}{W/B}{W/B}, Sacrifice six Blood tokens — puts a counter on it

activated {W/B}{W/B}{W/B}, Sacrifice six Blood tokens — grants a keyword

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, create a Blood artifact token, put a Blood artifact token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a Blood artifact token, a Blood artifact token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice, a Blood to sacrifice, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

  1. Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When a Blood leaves the battlefield thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, it exiles a Synth you control
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, it exiles a Nightmare

a Blood token is sacrificed — 7 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine:

  1. Gluttonous Guest — gains you 1 life
  2. Sanguine Statuette — turns something into a creature
  3. Blood Hypnotist — triggers

a Blood token is created — 39 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

  1. Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner — When Shilgengar, Sire of Famine makes a Blood token, Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner triggers

a token is sacrificed — 90 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine:

  1. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth — surveils
  3. The Sackville-Bagginses — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Burdened Aerialist — grants flying
  5. Shire Shirriff — exiles a creature an opponent controls

a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 122 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

  1. Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang — When a Blood dies thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang exiles itself

a token leaves the battlefield — 182 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When a Blood leaves the battlefield thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine:

  1. Boomer Scrapper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nadier's Nightblade — makes each opponent lose 1 life

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When Shilgengar, Sire of Famine enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Gleaming Geardrake — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Esoteric Duplicator — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  6. Biotech Specialist — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  7. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  8. Crime Novelist — When a Blood is sacrificed thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Ravenous Squirrel — When you sacrifice another creature to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Ravenous Squirrel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When you sacrifice another creature to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon exiles a creature or artifact an opponent controls

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When a Blood is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Scrap Trawler — brings a card back
  9. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  10. Summoning Station — untaps itself

31 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When Shilgengar, Sire of Famine leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When a Blood leaves the battlefield thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers

20 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  2. Ayara, First of Locthwain — Ayara, First of Locthwain puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  3. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  4. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  5. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  6. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  7. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  8. Saw — Saw puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  9. Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back
  10. Cracked Skull — Cracked Skull puts cards into the graveyard that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine can bring back

2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact it grants types to — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Silverskin Armor — Silverskin Armor gives Shilgengar, Sire of Famine an extra creature type

4,530 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Shilgengar is one).

  1. Bloodroot Apothecary — When Bloodroot Apothecary enters thanks to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, it makes a token

476 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.