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Cauldron Familiar + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Gourmand's Talent + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

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Cauldron Familiar
Cauldron Familiar
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
Gourmand's Talent
Gourmand's Talent
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifelossInfinite Blood tokens

How it works

  1. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing another artifact, which is a Food due to Gourmand's Talent.
  2. Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers, creating a tapped Treasure token.
  3. Resolve the Cauldron Familiar ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  5. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar
  6. Repeat.

This loop relies on transforming your entire artifact collection into a self-sustaining engine, wonderfully enabled by Gourmand's Talent making every artifact you control count as a Food. With this constant supply of edible artifacts, you can repeatedly pay the cost to bring back Cauldron Familiar from your graveyard, draining your opponents and gaining life as it enters the battlefield. Every time you munch on one of these Foods to pay for the Familiar, Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers to hand you a fresh Treasure token, which *also* acts as a Food under your enchantment's watchful eye. Finally, Shilgengar, Sire of Famine stands ready to sacrifice the Familiar when needed, generating Blood tokens to fuel its own mass-reanimation potential or keep the vicious cycle turning.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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