Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
Whenever an Aura or Equipment you control enters, create a 2/2 red Spirit creature token with menace. At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each modified creature you control. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
How Chishiro decks play in EDH
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade is a Gruul commander in red and green costing 2RG, and its legendary creature - snake samurai line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Chishiro, the Shattered Blade decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $43.57Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Chishiro, the Shattered Blade decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Chishiro, the Shattered Blade deck?
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade has a Gruul colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Chishiro, the Shattered Blade?
The cards played most often in Chishiro, the Shattered Blade decks include Necklace of Girion, Long-Lost Lances, Hunter's Axe. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Chishiro, the Shattered Blade deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $43.57 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Chishiro, the Shattered Blade deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.