First Day of Class + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Mana needed: {1}{R}

RWB identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Cast First Day of Class by paying {1}{R}.
  2. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  3. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. When the persist creature enters, First Day of Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2

What the combo produces