Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
$0.33
$0.33Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Shilgengar, Sire of Famine players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Grave Researcher+5% Synergy
$1.93
Restoration Seminar+3% Synergy
$3.67
Emeritus of Woe-3% Synergy
$12.25
Eclipsed Steppe-12% Synergy
$4.45
Turbulent Moor-15% Synergy
$7.11
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Shilgengar, Sire of Famine's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Giada, Font of Hope+80% Synergy
$0.68
Righteous Valkyrie+78% Synergy
$5.51
Lyra Dawnbringer+76% Synergy
$0.46
Angel of Suffering+66% Synergy
$4.20
Resplendent Angel+65% Synergy
$8.85
Bishop of Wings+63% Synergy
$6.19
Sephara, Sky's Blade+63% Synergy
$3.63
Seraph Sanctuary+62% Synergy
$1.31
Rampage of the Valkyries+61% Synergy
$1.48
Battle Angels of Tyr+60% Synergy
$29.91
Top Cards
The staple cards most Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Lifegain decks run as their core.
Starnheim Aspirant+57% Synergy
$9.20
Angel of the Ruins+54% Synergy
$0.35
Renegade Reaper+54% Synergy
$0.30
Drana and Linvala+51% Synergy
$7.60
Buried Alive+51% Synergy
$3.55
Firja, Judge of Valor+51% Synergy
$0.25
Archangel of Tithes+51% Synergy
$4.86
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel+45% Synergy
$1.54
Swords to Plowshares+12% Synergy
$0.88
Path to Exile+11% Synergy
$0.69
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Lifegain game on their own.
Smothering Tithe+18% Synergy
$57.12
Teferi's Protection+14% Synergy
$45.85
Vampiric Tutor+5% Synergy
$54.03
Ancient Tomb+5% Synergy
$119.25
Enlightened Tutor+4% Synergy
$38.48
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$115.41
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$69.17
Bolas's Citadel0% Synergy
$15.83
Farewell-1% Synergy
$6.20
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Shilgengar, Sire of Famine decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope+49% Synergy
$32.50
Youthful Valkyrie+49% Synergy
$0.24
Bruna, the Fading Light+49% Synergy
$4.24
Rodolf Duskbringer+48% Synergy
$3.77
Valkyrie Harbinger+48% Synergy
$5.23
Thief of Blood+48% Synergy
$11.47
Gisela, the Broken Blade+47% Synergy
$23.02
Angel of Indemnity+45% Synergy
$0.36
Eradicator Valkyrie+41% Synergy
$2.07
Exemplar of Light+40% Synergy
$0.91
Exalted Sunborn+37% Synergy
$19.02
Firemane Commando+37% Synergy
$0.97
Serra's Emissary+36% Synergy
$0.54
Dazzling Angel+35% Synergy
$0.33
Angel of Vitality+34% Synergy
$0.25
Serra Paragon+34% Synergy
$0.58
Archangel of Thune+32% Synergy
$48.69
Inspiring Overseer+30% Synergy
$0.24
Angel of Despair+30% Synergy
$1.07
Mirkwood Bats+28% Synergy
$1.67
Voldaren Bloodcaster+28% Synergy
$0.37
Herald of the Host+28% Synergy
$0.40
Metropolis Reformer+27% Synergy
$2.66
Moonstone Eulogist+25% Synergy
$0.32
Sanctuary Warden+25% Synergy
$1.03
Kamber, the Plunderer+23% Synergy
$0.37
Herald of Eternal Dawn+22% Synergy
$1.62
Wojek Investigator+22% Synergy
$0.30
Angel of Destiny+20% Synergy
$9.13
Marionette Apprentice+17% Synergy
$2.06
Emeria Shepherd+17% Synergy
$2.53
Angelic Field Marshal+17% Synergy
$2.22
Sunblast Angel+16% Synergy
$0.56
Merchant of Truth+16% Synergy
$0.99
Karmic Guide+15% Synergy
$0.34
Angel of Serenity+15% Synergy
$1.52
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+14% Synergy
$0.73
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk+14% Synergy
$0.90
Herald of War+14% Synergy
$2.87
Astelli Reclaimer+13% Synergy
$0.30
Starfield Shepherd+12% Synergy
$0.31
Fain, the Broker+11% Synergy
$2.78
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor+5% Synergy
$6.21
Blood Artist+3% Synergy
$3.83
Witch Enchanter+3% Synergy
$6.34
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.31
Pitiless Plunderer-1% Synergy
$4.98
Cruel Celebrant-3% Synergy
$1.98
Esper Sentinel-3% Synergy
$58.41
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose-5% Synergy
$10.36
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Shilgengar, Sire of Famine's Lifegain deck ahead.
Eerie Interlude+24% Synergy
$6.98
Ghostway+23% Synergy
$5.30
Akroma's Will+20% Synergy
$16.81
Entomb+19% Synergy
$18.32
Dark Ritual+15% Synergy
$7.28
Flare of Fortitude+12% Synergy
$5.05
Anguished Unmaking+11% Synergy
$1.75
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$5.74
Semester's End+7% Synergy
$0.96
Flawless Maneuver+6% Synergy
$9.28
Lae'zel's Acrobatics+6% Synergy
$3.26
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.30
Abstruse Appropriation+4% Synergy
$0.27
Continue?+3% Synergy
$1.67
Generous Gift+2% Synergy
$0.94
Deadly Dispute+2% Synergy
$0.27
Reprieve+2% Synergy
$2.01
Imp's Mischief+2% Synergy
$9.18
Deadly Rollick+1% Synergy
$28.68
Sejiri Shelter0% Synergy
$2.31
Ephemerate-2% Synergy
$5.25
Dawn's Truce-2% Synergy
$9.88
Stroke of Midnight-3% Synergy
$0.19
Fracture-6% Synergy
$0.32
Despark-7% Synergy
$0.27
Inkshield-10% Synergy
$4.84
Village Rites-12% Synergy
$0.93
Mortify-12% Synergy
$0.19
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Shilgengar, Sire of Famine.
Reanimate+28% Synergy
$10.10
Pointed Discussion+28% Synergy
$0.31
Toxic Deluge+19% Synergy
$5.02
Lich-Knights' Conquest+19% Synergy
$1.06
Aether Snap+15% Synergy
$0.40
Blasphemous Edict+12% Synergy
$4.24
Vampire's Kiss+12% Synergy
$0.36
Victimize+10% Synergy
$1.25
Damn+9% Synergy
$1.93
Eventide's Shadow+9% Synergy
$0.20
Kindred Dominance+8% Synergy
$4.92
Emeria's Call+7% Synergy
$4.24
Diresight+5% Synergy
$0.17
Stargaze+5% Synergy
$0.25
Incarnation Technique+5% Synergy
$9.35
Living Death+4% Synergy
$6.29
Starfall Invocation+4% Synergy
$1.19
Breach the Multiverse+4% Synergy
$10.03
Bloodline Bidding+4% Synergy
$2.39
Austere Command+3% Synergy
$0.35
Wrath of God+3% Synergy
$3.93
Damnation+2% Synergy
$21.01
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$29.93
Feed the Swarm0% Synergy
$0.24
Night's Whisper-4% Synergy
$6.25
Sign in Blood-4% Synergy
$3.14
Vindicate-4% Synergy
$0.96
Exsanguinate-6% Synergy
$0.41
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Lifegain decks.
Glass-Cast Heart+36% Synergy
$0.35
Inspiring Statuary+34% Synergy
$0.42
Urza's Incubator+33% Synergy
$19.77
The Book of Exalted Deeds+24% Synergy
$8.52
Lightning Greaves+20% Synergy
$4.10
Pearl Medallion+19% Synergy
$6.51
Herald's Horn+17% Synergy
$5.75
Palantír of Orthanc+14% Synergy
$18.64
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes+8% Synergy
$7.38
Moonsilver Spear+7% Synergy
$0.67
Blood Fountain+7% Synergy
$0.44
Transmutation Font+7% Synergy
$2.07
Power Conduit+6% Synergy
$9.72
Ceremonial Knife+6% Synergy
$0.19
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$14.67
Maskwood Nexus+5% Synergy
$3.08
Whip of Erebos+4% Synergy
$9.52
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$17.97
Gathering Stone+4% Synergy
$0.43
Archaeomancer's Map+3% Synergy
$1.12
Tarrian's Journal+2% Synergy
$0.43
Sword of the Animist+2% Synergy
$5.42
Altar of Dementia+1% Synergy
$17.15
Phyrexian Altar-1% Synergy
$53.98
The Wind Crystal-1% Synergy
$7.48
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$5.61
Swiftfoot Boots-8% Synergy
$1.98
Skullclamp-13% Synergy
$5.18
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Shilgengar, Sire of Famine decks.
Solemnity+46% Synergy
$9.71
Ripples of Undeath+43% Synergy
$8.64
Firja's Retribution+36% Synergy
$0.30
Court of Grace+27% Synergy
$3.19
Luminarch Ascension+27% Synergy
$15.45
Black Market Connections+20% Synergy
$10.53
Angelic Accord+18% Synergy
$2.49
Land Tax+8% Synergy
$16.51
Divine Visitation+7% Synergy
$0.41
Cemetery Tampering+7% Synergy
$0.38
Anointed Procession+5% Synergy
$63.93
Meathook Massacre II+5% Synergy
$2.44
Agent of the Iron Throne+5% Synergy
$0.47
Out of the Tombs+5% Synergy
$11.70
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+4% Synergy
$2.18
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room+4% Synergy
$1.16
Animate Dead+3% Synergy
$7.45
Grave Pact+1% Synergy
$30.52
Phyrexian Arena0% Synergy
$4.16
Black Market0% Synergy
$6.30
Trouble in Pairs0% Synergy
$26.30
Glasswing Grace-1% Synergy
$0.31
Dictate of Erebos-1% Synergy
$16.92
Exquisite Blood-3% Synergy
$40.36
The Meathook Massacre-4% Synergy
$24.81
Sanguine Bond-5% Synergy
$7.95
Blind Obedience-7% Synergy
$5.82
Bastion of Remembrance-9% Synergy
$0.30
Authority of the Consuls-9% Synergy
$5.38
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Shilgengar, Sire of Famine's Lifegain game plan.
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord+5% Synergy
$1.79
Elspeth, Storm Slayer0% Synergy
$43.91
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Lifegain decks.
Nesting Grounds+45% Synergy
$0.32
Vault of the Archangel+27% Synergy
$1.14
Spymaster's Vault+12% Synergy
$2.71
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+12% Synergy
$45.74
Three Tree City+12% Synergy
$29.95
Command Beacon+11% Synergy
$9.86
Emeria, the Sky Ruin+11% Synergy
$7.39
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+10% Synergy
$10.64
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+9% Synergy
$55.48
Minas Tirith+7% Synergy
$6.72
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$2.39
Phyrexian Tower+5% Synergy
$30.16
Cabal Coffers+4% Synergy
$28.81
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+4% Synergy
$6.13
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.32
Westvale Abbey+3% Synergy
$3.39
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+2% Synergy
$5.46
War Room+1% Synergy
$5.22
Bojuka Bog-3% Synergy
$1.40
Castle Locthwain-3% Synergy
$4.31
Reliquary Tower-4% Synergy
$4.23
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.77
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Shilgengar, Sire of Famine's Lifegain strategy.
Sol Ring+10% Synergy
$1.34
Orzhov Signet+9% Synergy
$0.37
Talisman of Hierarchy+9% Synergy
$0.57
Arcane Signet+8% Synergy
$0.49
Patchwork Banner+6% Synergy
$2.89
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$1.04
The Soul Stone+3% Synergy
$60.43
Marble Diamond0% Synergy
$0.28
Mind Stone-4% Synergy
$0.34
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$2.35
Lands
The mana base behind Shilgengar, Sire of Famine's Lifegain decks.
Shadowy Backstreet+24% Synergy
$11.43
Cavern of Souls+18% Synergy
$51.06
Voldaren Estate+17% Synergy
$0.28
Vault of Champions+14% Synergy
$16.95
Marsh Flats+11% Synergy
$32.33
Godless Shrine+9% Synergy
$9.27
Brightclimb Pathway+9% Synergy
$4.72
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$5.74
Great Hall of Starnheim+9% Synergy
$0.28
Isolated Chapel+8% Synergy
$0.23
Shattered Sanctum+7% Synergy
$2.18
Emeria's Call+7% Synergy
$4.24
Fetid Heath+6% Synergy
$0.31
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.34
Silent Clearing+4% Synergy
$5.50
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.30
Caves of Koilos+3% Synergy
$0.34
Witch Enchanter+3% Synergy
$6.34
Secluded Courtyard+3% Synergy
$0.33
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.25
Desolate Mire+2% Synergy
$0.30
Reflecting Pool+2% Synergy
$5.71
Concealed Courtyard+1% Synergy
$0.92
Scrubland+1% Synergy
Boggart Trawler+1% Synergy
$2.10
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$15.74
Arid Mesa+1% Synergy
$30.77
Windswept Heath+1% Synergy
$12.38
Unclaimed Territory+1% Synergy
$0.30
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$29.93
Shineshadow Snarl0% Synergy
$0.25
Orzhov Basilica0% Synergy
$0.35
Evolving Wilds0% Synergy
$0.29
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$0.64
Snowfield Sinkhole0% Synergy
$0.31
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$30.56
Sejiri Shelter0% Synergy
$2.31
Plains-1% Synergy
$0.06
Bleachbone Verge-1% Synergy
$9.25
Sunlit Marsh-1% Synergy
$0.29
Glasswing Grace-1% Synergy
$0.31
Bloodstained Mire-1% Synergy
$18.38
Exotic Orchard-2% Synergy
$0.30
Swamp-3% Synergy
$0.10
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Silence-4% Synergy
$0.33
Tainted Field-6% Synergy
$0.38
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.27
Scoured Barrens-7% Synergy
$0.20
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Shilgengar, Sire of Famine: Lifegain.
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Haunted One
Bruna, the Fading Light
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ravos, Soultender
Giada, Font of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Tormod, the Desecrator
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Radiant, Serra Archangel
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Ravos, Soultender
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Folk Hero
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Tymna the Weaver
Gisela, the Broken Blade
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Radiant, Serra Archangel
Reya Dawnbringer
Lyra Dawnbringer
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Criminal Past
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Radiant, Serra Archangel
Drana and Linvala
Kaalia of the Vast
Sheoldred
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Tymna the Weaver
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Yosei, the Morning Star
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk