Yuriko, the Ninja's Shadow

Commander / EDH Aggro Combo Ninja Ninjutsu UB (Dimir) Unblockable Weenie

Rilakai

Creature (36)

• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Azra Smokeshaper
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Deepchannel Mentor
• 1x Faerie Seer
• 1x Fallen Shinobi
• 1x Higure, the Still Wind
• 1x Ingenious Infiltrator
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Mist-Cloaked Herald
• 1x Mist-Syndicate Naga
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Moonblade Shinobi
• 1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
• 1x Ninja of the New Moon
• 1x Okiba-Gang Shinobi
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Phantom Ninja
• 1x Sage Owl
• 1x Sakashima's Student
• 1x Silent-Blade Oni
• 1x Skullsnatcher
• 1x Slither Blade
• 1x Spire Owl
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Throat Slitter
• 1x Throatseeker
• 1x Tormented Soul
• 1x Triton Shorestalker
• 1x Vela the Night-Clad
• 1x Walker of Secret Ways
• 1x Wingcrafter
• 1x Zareth San, the Trickster

Land (32)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 10x Island
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Empyrial Plate
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Maskwood Nexus
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thought Vessel

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Coastal Breach
• 1x Diabolic Vision
• 1x Feed the Swarm

Commander (1)

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Arcane Adaptation
• 1x Conspiracy
• 1x Cover of Darkness
• 1x Cunning Evasion
• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Smoke Shroud
• 1x Wound Reflection
• 1x Xenograft

Instant (7)

• 1x Curtains' Call
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Price of Fame

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Creature (25)

• 1x Aven Fateshaper
• 1x Dauthi Trapper
• 1x Descendant of Soramaro
• 1x Dimir Infiltrator
• 1x Draco
• 1x Etrata, the Silencer
• 1x Gudul Lurker
• 1x Inkfathom Infiltrator
• 1x Inkfathom Witch
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Looter il-Kor
• 1x Mardu Shadowspear
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nightveil Sprite
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Silumgar Assassin
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
• 1x Thalakos Deceiver
• 1x Thalakos Seer
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Vampire Cutthroat

Artifact (12)

• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Conch Horn
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Baneful Omen
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x Soothsaying
• 1x Unnatural Selection
• 1x Writ of Passage

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Curse of the Cabal
• 1x Fraying Omnipotence
• 1x Hands of Binding
• 1x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Knowledge Exploitation
• 1x Notorious Throng
• 1x Repay in Kind
• 1x Stolen Identity

Instant (7)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Footbottom Feast
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Soul Manipulation

Land (3)

• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse

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Unblockable ninjas and rogues.

Basic strategy is to run a bunch of ninjas and a bunch of unblockable weenies to facilitate said ninjas. Then we make all of our unblockables become ninjas with Arcane Adaptation , Conspiracy , and Xenograft . Alternatively we make our ninjas unblockable with Cover of Darkness , Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive , Deepchannel Mentor , Archetype of Imagination , Higure, the Still Wind , and Vela the Night-Clad .

We're running a bunch of small creatures so some defense in the way of No Mercy and Propaganda is very helpful. Ophiomancer serves both as a deterrent and value engine if you enchant away the Snake creature type. Equilibrium can be used to great effect to remove problematic creatures and control the board. Crystal Shard can also be used to bounce back our own creatures or punish a greedy player for tapping out. Empyrial Plate can usually make something a beefy blocker.

Manipulate the top of the library for big hits with Explorer's Scope , Diabolic Vision , Faerie Seer , Sage Owl , Augury Owl , Spire Owl . Setup for the kill with Lim-Dul's Vault or Insidious Dreams and pop your opponents for major damage.

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH UB (Dimir) 4 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 25 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.24
Tokens	Copy Clone, Illusion 1/1 U w/ Flying, Shapeshifter 2/2 U, Snake 1/1 B
Folders	Commander, Commander, Fun ideas, Interesting Builds, EDH Ideas, Yuriko, Decks