Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows
Flash When Yuriko enters, choose one — • Target creature gets -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your graveyard. • Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
How Yuriko decks play in EDH
Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows is a mono-blue commander costing U, 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 Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $62.10Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (6)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (10)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows 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 Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows deck?
Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows?
The cards played most often in Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows decks include Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll, Fblthp, Impossibly Lost, The Theorist, Jace Beleren. 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 Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $62.10 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 Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows 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.