Shared Commander deck
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow - Ninjutsu, evasion, and top-of-library damage
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow · BU · 100 cards · 36 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 42Instants 7Sorceries 4Artifacts 9Enchantments 1Lands 36
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Strategy
Yuriko is a low-curve, evasion-heavy deck that wins without ever building a big board. Unblockable one-drops connect, get returned to hand via ninjutsu, and every Ninja connection reveals a card and drains each opponent for its mana value. The deck deliberately runs expensive-to-cast cards it never intends to hard-cast.
Early: Cheap evasive creatures. Changeling Outcast, Fourth Bridge Prowler and Wingcrafter attack turn two, setting up ninjutsu on turn three.
Mid: Yuriko comes down via commander ninjutsu, bypassing her cost entirely. Each connection reveals the top card and hits every opponent. Ingenious Infiltrator and Prosperous Thief add extra triggers and ramp.
Late: Draco, Shadow of Mortality and Dead Drop are the payoff cards: enormous mana values revealed off Yuriko triggers for huge table-wide damage, despite being nearly uncastable.
Win conditions: Yuriko triggers do the work. Three or four connections with high-mana-value reveals routinely kill the entire table at once, with no combat damage needed beyond the initial hit.
- Changeling Outcast - Unblockable enabler for ninjutsu every turn
- Draco, Shadow of Mortality - Huge mana value for a massive Yuriko trigger
- Ingenious Infiltrator - Extra triggers and card draw off each Ninja
- Thousand-Faced Shadow - Copies a Ninja for additional damage triggers
~$194.16
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
Commander ninjutsu {U}{B} ({U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand or the command zone tapped and attacking.)
Whenever a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. Each opponent loses life equal to that card's mana value.
Creatures (42)
Changeling Outcast
Creature — Shapeshifter
$1.08
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
This creature can't block and can't be blocked.
Faerie Seer
Creature — Faerie Wizard
$0.35
Flying
When this creature enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Fourth Bridge Prowler
Creature — Human Rogue
$0.24
When this creature enters, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.
Gingerbrute
Artifact Creature — Food Golem
$0.26
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
{1}: This creature can't be blocked this turn except by creatures with haste.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.
Ingenious Prodigy
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.32
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.
Mausoleum Wanderer
Creature — Spirit
$0.29
Flying
Whenever another Spirit you control enters, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Sacrifice this creature: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Mist-Cloaked Herald
Creature — Merfolk Warrior
$0.24
This creature can't be blocked.
Mothdust Changeling
Creature — Shapeshifter
$0.45
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Tap an untapped creature you control: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
Siren Stormtamer
Creature — Siren Pirate Wizard
$0.33
Flying
{U}, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control.
Spectral Sailor
Creature — Spirit Pirate
$0.11
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
{3}{U}: Draw a card.
Thousand-Faced Shadow
Creature — Human Ninja
$1.44
Ninjutsu {2}{U}{U} ({2}{U}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Flying
When this creature enters from your hand, if it's attacking, create a token that's a copy of another target attacking creature. The token enters tapped and attacking.
Tormented Soul
Creature — Spirit
$0.15
This creature can't block and can't be blocked.
Triton Shorestalker
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
$0.33
This creature can't be blocked.
Wingcrafter
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.18
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as this creature is paired with another creature, both creatures have flying.
Baleful Strix
Artifact Creature — Bird
$3.76
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Dokuchi Silencer
Creature — Human Ninja
$0.27
Ninjutsu {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may discard a creature card. When you do, destroy target creature or planeswalker that player controls.
Moon-Circuit Hacker
Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja
$0.2
Ninjutsu {U} ({U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card unless this creature entered this turn.
Satoru, the Infiltrator
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja Rogue
$0.77
Menace
Whenever Satoru and/or one or more other nontoken creatures you control enter, if none of them were cast or no mana was spent to cast them, draw a card.
Silver-Fur Master
Creature — Rat Ninja
$0.32
Ninjutsu {U}{B} ({U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Ninjutsu abilities you activate cost {1} less to activate.
Other Ninja and Rogue creatures you control get +1/+1.
Skullsnatcher
Creature — Rat Ninja
$0.3
Ninjutsu {B} ({B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat
$0.29
Sneak {B} (You may cast this spell for {B} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.)
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Other Ninjas you control get +1/+1.
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
$0.15
Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.
Mist-Syndicate Naga
Creature — Snake Ninja
$2.58
Ninjutsu {2}{U} ({2}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of this creature.
Mistblade Shinobi
Creature — Human Ninja
$0.64
Ninjutsu {U} ({U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may return target creature that player controls to its owner's hand.
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
$3.28
Ninjutsu {3}{B} ({3}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever Nashi deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of each player's library. Until end of turn, you may play one of those cards. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost.
Prosperous Thief
Creature — Human Ninja
$0.18
Ninjutsu {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever one or more Ninja or Rogue creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Satoru Umezawa
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
$0.57
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}.
Ingenious Infiltrator
Creature — Vedalken Ninja
$2.06
Ninjutsu {U}{B} ({U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Moonsnare Specialist
Creature — Human Ninja
$0.2
Ninjutsu {2}{U} ({2}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
When this creature enters, return up to one target creature to its owner's hand.
Ninja of the Deep Hours
Creature — Human Ninja
$1.44
Ninjutsu {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
Sakashima's Student
Creature — Human Ninja
$19.41
Ninjutsu {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Ninja in addition to its other creature types.
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Fallen Shinobi
Creature — Zombie Ninja
$4.93
Ninjutsu {2}{U}{B} ({2}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top two cards of their library. Until end of turn, you may play those cards without paying their mana costs.
Higure, the Still Wind
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
$14.68
Ninjutsu {2}{U}{U} ({2}{U}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever Higure deals combat damage to a player, you may search your library for a Ninja card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{2}: Target Ninja creature can't be blocked this turn.
Street Wraith
Creature — Wraith
$0.2
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Cycling—Pay 2 life. (Pay 2 life, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Throat Slitter
Creature — Rat Ninja
$2.86
Ninjutsu {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
$10.94
Ninjutsu {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever Ink-Eyes deals combat damage to a player, you may put target creature card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
{1}{B}: Regenerate Ink-Eyes.
Silent-Blade Oni
Creature — Demon Ninja
$4.74
Ninjutsu {4}{U}{B} ({4}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, look at that player's hand. You may cast a spell from among those cards without paying its mana cost.
Shadow of Mortality
Creature — Avatar
$0.74
If your life total is less than your starting life total, this spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the difference.
Draco
Artifact Creature — Dragon
$3.54
Domain — This spell costs {2} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.
Flying
Domain — At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {10}. This cost is reduced by {2} for each basic land type among lands you control.
Instants (7)
Brainstorm
Instant
$0.62
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Mystical Tutor
Instant
$14.99
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Brainsurge
Instant
$0.32
Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Contagion
Instant
$0.3
You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.
Consign // Oblivion
Instant // Sorcery
$0.23
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
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Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Target opponent discards two cards.
Dig Through Time
Instant
$0.26
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Sorceries (4)
Toxic Deluge
Sorcery
$5.09
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.
All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.
Crippling Fear
Sorcery
$0.36
Choose a creature type. Creatures that aren't of the chosen type get -3/-3 until end of turn.
Devastation Tide
Sorcery
$0.31
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands.
Miracle {1}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Dead Drop
Sorcery
$0.19
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
Target player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
Artifacts (9)
Lotus Petal
Artifact
$34.66
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.3
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.34
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Fellwar Stone
Artifact
$0.47
{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Talisman of Dominance
Artifact
$0.43
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {U} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Chromatic Lantern
Artifact
$0.32
Lands you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color."
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Commander's Sphere
Artifact
$0.2
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Enchantments (1)
Black Market Connections
Enchantment
$10.11
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Lands (36)
Access Tunnel
Land
$0.38
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Bojuka Bog
Land
$0.9
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard.
{T}: Add {B}.
Castle Vantress
Land
$0.3
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
{T}: Add {U}.
{2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.
Cephalid Coliseum
Land
$0.31
{T}: Add {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Threshold — {U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Target player draws three cards, then discards three cards. Activate only if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Command Tower
Land
$0.18
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Creeping Tar Pit
Land
$0.35
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U} or {B}.
{1}{U}{B}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/2 blue and black Elemental creature. It's still a land. It can't be blocked this turn.
Halimar Depths
Land
$0.36
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
{T}: Add {U}.
Mortuary Mire
Land
$0.3
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.
{T}: Add {B}.
Mutavault
Land
$4.17
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}: This land becomes a 2/2 creature with all creature types until end of turn. It's still a land.
Mystic Sanctuary
Land — Island
$1.01
({T}: Add {U}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Rivendell
Legendary Land
$1.05
Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {U}.
{1}{U}, {T}: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.26
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Secret Tunnel
Land — Cave
$2.33
This land can't be blocked.
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Two target creatures you control that share a creature type can't be blocked this turn.
Sunken Hollow
Land — Island Swamp
$0.3
({T}: Add {U} or {B}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Legendary Land
$10.51
{T}: Add {B}.
Channel — {3}{B}, Discard this card: Mill three cards, then return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Underground River
Land
$0.58
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {U} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Watery Grave
Land — Island Swamp
$9.68
({T}: Add {U} or {B}.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Basic lands: 8 Swamp 10 Island
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