Blightbeetle + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Fateful Handoff

Blightbeetle

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Fateful Handoff

How it works

1. Donate Blightbeetle to an opponent
2. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the undying creature.
3. When the undying creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it due to Blightbeetle.
4. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
5. Repeat from step 2.

This fascinating loop relies on **Blightbeetle**’s passive ability to quietly shut down a crucial mechanic, preventing opponents’ creatures from ever receiving +1/+1 counters—which cleverly neuters any negative side effects from recursion. With that prevention in place, you can feed creatures to **Shilgengar, Sire of Famine** to generate a steady stream of Blood tokens while exploiting death triggers. Meanwhile, **Fateful Handoff** provides the clever means of gifting that Blightbeetle directly across the table to ensure the lock is active on your opponent's side.