---
name: "Shilgengar, Sire of Famine"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "109"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chris Rallis"
oracle_id: "71ac4d8c-5b58-4ea8-996b-f0289717c4bb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shilgengar-sire-of-famine-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Sacrifice another creature: Create a Blood token. If you sacrificed an Angel this way, create a number of Blood tokens equal to its toughness instead.
{W/B}{W/B}{W/B}, Sacrifice six Blood tokens: Return each creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Those creatures are Vampires in addition to their other types.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bringer of the Last Gift](/printing/bringer-of-the-last-gift-lci.md) — Creature — Vampire Demon
2. [Falkenrath Forebear](/printing/falkenrath-forebear-vow.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher](/printing/carmen-cruel-skymarcher-lcc.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier
4. [Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz](/printing/vito-fanatic-of-aclazotz-plci.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Demon
5. [Sengir Nosferatu](/printing/sengir-nosferatu-tsp.md) — Creature — Vampire
6. [Bloodsoaked Altar](/printing/bloodsoaked-altar-gn3.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #109
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chris Rallis
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`