Shao Jun
Leap Strike — During your turn, Shao Jun has flying and first strike. Rope Dart — Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Shao Jun deals 1 damage to each opponent.
How Shao Jun decks play in EDH
Shao Jun is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 1UR, and its legendary creature - human assassin line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Shao Jun decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $46.70Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shao Jun decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with Shao JunShao Jun deck questions
What colours can I use in a Shao Jun deck?
Shao Jun has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Shao Jun?
The cards played most often in Shao Jun decks include Fateful Discovery, Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage, Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar. 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 Shao Jun deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $46.70 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 Shao Jun 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.