Ronin, Shadow Stalker
Pay 2 life: Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast Equipment spells or activate equip abilities. Activate only once each turn. {T}, Sacrifice an Equipment attached to Ronin: Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
How Ronin decks play in EDH
Ronin, Shadow Stalker is a mono-black commander costing 2B, and its legendary creature - human rogue hero line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It wants to be suited up, so cheap protection and equipment that grants evasion take priority over expensive gear. The cards below are the ones Ronin, Shadow Stalker decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $47.39Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (12)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ronin, Shadow Stalker 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 Ronin, Shadow Stalker deck?
Ronin, Shadow Stalker has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ronin, Shadow Stalker?
The cards played most often in Ronin, Shadow Stalker decks include Lich's Relic, Sting, Bilbo's Sword, My Precious // Allure of Power. 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 Ronin, Shadow Stalker deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $47.39 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 Ronin, Shadow Stalker 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.