Art by Chris Rallis
Commander deckBW
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Sacrifice sacrificial creatures and Angels to amass Blood tokens and fill the graveyard, then activate Shilgengar to mass reanimate your entire army for a game-ending swing.
Asked for“shilgengar”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
3BBLegendary Creature — Elder Demon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Ramps land and draws on death when sacrificed
Pitiless Plunderer
3BCreature — Human Pirate
Creates Treasure tokens whenever creatures die
Card Draw
10
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Consistent card draw each turn creatures die
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Card draw engine triggered by creature deaths
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
Consistent draw trigger when recurring small creatures
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
2WWBLegendary Creature — Angel
Recurring Angel threat that disrupts opposing graveyards
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
Angel that reanimates another creature on entry
Gisela, the Broken Blade
2WWLegendary Creature — Angel Horror
Efficient flying lifelink Angel beater
Baneslayer Angel
3WWCreature — Angel
Substantial flying threat and prime Angel sacrifice fodder
Lyra Dawnbringer
3WWLegendary Creature — Angel
Buffs Angels and provides lifelink support
Angel of Despair
3WWBBCreature — Angel
Destroys any permanent upon entry or reanimation
Serra's Emissary
4WWWCreature — Angel
Provides massive team protection and evasion
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
5WWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Board-wide indestructibility on a huge Angel body
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains the entire table on sacrifice triggers
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
2WBLegendary Creature — Vampire Knight
Grows with deaths and produces Vampire army upon dying
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
Turns Shilgengar lifegain into direct player damage
Ophiomancer
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Generates continuous deathtouch sacrifice fodder
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
1BLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Free expendable attacker/sac target every turn
Youthful Valkyrie
1WCreature — Angel
Cheap Angel that grows with each Angel played
Righteous Valkyrie
2WCreature — Angel Cleric
Gains life and buffs entire board when life total is high
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Devastates opposing boards upon reanimation
Reassembling Skeleton
1BCreature — Skeleton Warrior
Repeatable fodder to feed Shilgengar Blood generation
Utility
8
Anointed Procession
3WEnchantment
Doubles Blood tokens and creature tokens created
Buried Alive
2BSorcery
Puts three key creatures directly into graveyard for Shilgengar
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Hexproof and haste protection for commander
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Enables explosive turns casting cards from the top
