Melira, Sylvok Outcast + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Furystoke Giant

Melira, Sylvok Outcast

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Furystoke Giant

How it works

1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Furystoke Giant.
2. When Furystoke Giant dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Melira.
3. Resolve the Shilgengar ability
4. Repeat.

This loop is a masterclass in turning self-sacrifice into an engine of endless value, anchored by Shilgengar, Sire of Famine and its ability to trade away your forces for Blood tokens. When you feed Furystoke Giant to Shilgengar, the Giant’s persist ability naturally tries to bring it back with a -1/-1 counter, but Melira, Sylvok Outcast steps in with her static ability to completely prevent those counters from ever landing. Because Furystoke Giant returns pristine, you can sacrifice it over and over to continuously churn out Blood tokens while triggering its own entry ability to grant your board a tap-to-damage capability.