Shisato, Whispering Hunter
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Snake. Whenever Shisato deals combat damage to a player, that player skips their next untap step.
How Shisato decks play in EDH
Shisato, Whispering Hunter is a mono-green commander costing 3G, and its legendary creature - snake warrior 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. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Shisato, Whispering Hunter decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $33.36Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shisato, Whispering Hunter 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 Shisato, Whispering Hunter deck?
Shisato, Whispering Hunter has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Shisato, Whispering Hunter?
The cards played most often in Shisato, Whispering Hunter decks include Hall of Echoes, Key to the Side-Door, Eon Hub. 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 Shisato, Whispering Hunter deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $33.36 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 Shisato, Whispering Hunter 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.