Satoru Umezawa
Whenever you activate a ninjutsu ability, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. This ability triggers only once each turn. Each creature card in your hand has ninjutsu {2}{U}{B}.
How Satoru Umezawa decks play in EDH
Satoru Umezawa is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 1UB, and its legendary creature - human ninja line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Satoru Umezawa decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $171Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Creatures (15)
Lands (1)
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What colours can I use in a Satoru Umezawa deck?
Satoru Umezawa has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Satoru Umezawa?
The cards played most often in Satoru Umezawa decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Turbulent Wetlands, Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot. 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 Satoru Umezawa deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $171 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 Satoru Umezawa 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.