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Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Persist Creature
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How it works
Prerequisites
- Persist Creature
Steps
- Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
- Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature.
- When the persist creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
- Repeat.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Oddball tier?
1–2 · Exhibition & Core
Allowed in this bracket.
3 · Upgraded
Allowed in this bracket.
4–5 · Optimized & cEDH
All combos are allowed.
Based on Commander Spellbook