Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Grumgully, the Generous

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Grumgully, the Generous

How it works

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 without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Grumgully
3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
4. Repeat

This clever loop transforms graveyard recursion into a self-sustaining engine by letting Shilgengar, Sire of Famine convert your sacrifices directly into Blood tokens. Because Grumgully, the Generous constantly bolsters your non-Human creatures with an extra +1/+1 counter as they re-enter, he instantly neutralizes the self-weakening nature of persist mechanics. This allows you to continuously recycle creatures through the graveyard, generating endless sacrifice triggers, entries, and exits while fueling the Sire's ravenous hunger.