Shauku, Endbringer

Bmono-black{5}{B}{B}$2.38
Legendary Creature — Vampire
Shauku, Endbringer card art

Flying Shauku can't attack if there's another creature on the battlefield. At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life. {T}: Exile target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on Shauku.

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How Shauku decks play in EDH

Shauku, Endbringer is a mono-black commander costing 5BB, and its legendary creature - vampire line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. 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 Shauku, Endbringer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $140

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Ramp (1)

Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
$0.44

Card draw (1)

Garruk, Veiled Butcher
Garruk, Veiled Butcher
$3.53

Removal (3)

Bilbo's Deadly Slice
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
$0.16
Spreading Plague
Spreading Plague
$11.33
Forced March
Forced March
$1.03

Creatures (3)

Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
$41.42
Troop of Ponies
Troop of Ponies
$0.34
Liliana the Repentant
Liliana the Repentant
$0.89

Synergy & payoffs (12)

Homicidal Seclusion
Homicidal Seclusion
$0.06
Portcullis
Portcullis
$1.89
Deadly Wanderings
Deadly Wanderings
$0.16
Ward of Bones
Ward of Bones
$28.20
Lethal Vapors
Lethal Vapors
$10.44
Umbral Mantle
Umbral Mantle
$7.73
Puppet Strings
Puppet Strings
$0.37
Jet Medallion
Jet Medallion
$12.90
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir
$15.09
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
$1.58
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
$0.27

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shauku, Endbringer 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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Shauku deck questions

What colours can I use in a Shauku, Endbringer deck?

Shauku, Endbringer 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 Shauku, Endbringer?

The cards played most often in Shauku, Endbringer decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Troop of Ponies, Bilbo's Deadly Slice. 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 Shauku, Endbringer deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $140 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 Shauku, Endbringer 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.

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