Liliana, Dreadhorde General + Olivia, Mobilized for War + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

RWB identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

The persist creature does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, it and Liliana, Dreadhorde General trigger.
  3. Resolve the Liliana, Dreadhorde General trigger, causing you to draw a card.
  4. Resolve the persist creature's trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  5. When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Olivia triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature and causing you to discard a card.
  6. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  7. Repeat.

What the combo produces