Celes, Rune Knight + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

RWB identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  5. Repeat.

What the combo produces