Bhaal, Lord of Murder + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

BRGW identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

What must be in place

At least one of the two persist creatures does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing a persist creature that does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.
  2. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Bhaal trigger.
  3. Resolve the Bhaal trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on the remaining persist creature.
  4. Resolve the sacrificed creature's persist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Shilgengar ability from step 1.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces