Spectral Shepherd

Creature — Spirit

Flying

{1}{U}: Return target Spirit you control to its owner's hand.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

obi_ivan_kenobi on Millicent, spooky time

2 years ago

Candidates to be removed: 1. Angel of Flight Alabaster 2. Niblis of Frost 3. Sire of the Storm 4. Twilight Drover 5. Spectral Shepherd 6. Field of Souls 7. Marble Diamond 8. Sky Diamond

cgannon on O-Kagachi, Master of Spirits

6 years ago

Might I also suggest:

Drogskol Reaver, Geist of Saint Traft, Brago, King Eternal, Deadeye Navigator, Ghastlord of Fugue, Jiwari, the Earth Aflame, Karmic Guide, Kira, Great Glass-Spinner, Lavaborn Muse, Myojin of Life's Web, Nobilis of War, Obzedat, Ghost Council, Overbeing of Myth, Primordial Sage, Ryusei, the Falling Star, Spell Queller, Spirit of the Hearth, Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar, Wall of Reverence, Yomiji, Who Bars the Way, Eidolon of Rhetoric, Ghost-Lit Warder, Innocence Kami, Nebelgast Herald, Ore Gorger, Pus Kami, Revenant Patriarch, Ruin Ghost, Spectral Shepherd, Dimir Infiltrator, Baku Altar, Custodi Soulbinders, Hallowed Spiritkeeper, Kirtar's Wrath, Seize the Soul, Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts, AEther Shockwave, Field of Souls, Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai, Path of Ancestry, Unclaimed Territory, Mirror of the Forebears, Herald's Horn, Door of Destinies, Descendants' Path, Faces of the Past, Shared Animosity, Vigean Intuition, Distant Melody, and any of the Kindred cards

ThallionDarkshine on I'm afraid of no ghost !

6 years ago

I would try cutting back on some of the single use token producers and focus more on repeatable token production. Custodi Soulbinders and Twilight Drover are some great repeatable token producers I see in your maybeboard that I think should totally make the main deck. Baku Altar is kind of mediocre, but is another way to repeatably generate spirit tokens.

There are a lot of great spirit effects that trigger off of casting spirit spells, and I think a great way to synergize with this is self-bounce effects. Nikko-Onna is repeatable enchantment removal that also triggers on cast effects. Nebelgast Herald can tap down opposing creatures, either to protect you from attacks or to tap down potential blockers. Sire of the Storm lets you draw cards off of your spirits, and Bygone Bishop does the same for all your cheap creatures. Spectral Shepherd lets you repeatably bounce your own spirits, whether to save them from removal or just reuse their etb effects. Celestial Kirin is a great piece of repeatable removal triggering off of your spirit casts. Another great way to bounce your own spirits is Crystal Shard. It can also disrupt your opponents by forcing them to leave up a mana (2 if you attempt to bounce at eot and again on your turn) to prevent their creatures from being returned to hand.

TheDeckMaker2300 on O-Kagichi, Vengeful Spirits

6 years ago

Here's some spirits I can point out

Reminder of the good old Deadeye Navigator is a spirit and the onnas are etb trigger plus a couple of more

You can also put in spirit avatars in this deck as well https://scryfall.com/search?as=&order=&q=%28t%3ASpirit+t%3Aavatar%29

Ore Gorger = have fun removing the opponents stupid powerful non-basic lands.

Karador, Ghost Chieftain ex main spirit tribal commander now can be the Lieutenant for this heck he's basically in a way Gisa and Geralf but for spirits

Kira, Great Glass-Spinner basicly a double dip on Drogskol Captain but problem is you have to shoot your abilities twice on your creatures to buff them.

Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar you choose from 3 chooses from a draw you choose the card for the situation going on and this is for every single dang draw.

You have a nice amount of enchantmentsEidolon of Blossoms feels sadden she's not in this Team

Eidolon of Countless Battles from the number of spirit tokens you make this is cute.

Drogskol Reaver seriously why is this not in the spirit usually have life gain and you can draw like crazy.

Ghostblade Eidolon oh great O-Karachi just has to make contact twice to eliminate someone from the game

Bounteous Kirin talk about life gain.

Infernal Kirin very classy you get to look at there hands and get a butt load of discard if you have the correct spirits

He Who Hungers...why...just why is this not in your deck? This is Coercion on a stick and it recurs a spirit when it dies (to hand) and you got token making.

Hokori, Dust Drinker plus bouncing it with Spectral Shepherd at the end step before you turn then casting it again and other spells and leaving at less 1 and a blue = cute

Elder Pine of Jukai you need lands you can dig to them with this plus combos with Loam Dweller

Last but not least Sekki, Seasons' Guide a huge 8/8 that makes spirits from damage and you can sac eight he's back on the board

Pieguy396 on Spirited

6 years ago

Hey there! Cool deck idea! I have a few comments for you:

• Unfortunately, Brainstorm, Counterspell, and Swords to Plowshares aren't legal in Modern. While these cards aren't anywhere close to the power of the above cards, Serum Visions/Opt, Mana Leak/Remand, and Path to Exile/Condemn.
• Blinking Spirit, while hard to kill, doesn't really do anything; a 4 mana 2/2 is next to useless in Modern. Drogskol Captain, on the other hand, will give boosts to all of your other Spirits, as well as protection from removal.
• Similarly, Spectral Shepherd also doesn't do a lot; I'd take them out for 2 more Rattlechains.
• Your land base might not be a priority, but I would recommend taking out 2 Islands and 2 Plains for 4 copies of Glacial Fortress, or Tranquil Cove at the very least.

In any case, neat deck! Enjoy!

TheDeckMaker2300 on

6 years ago

you should make room for some of the following

• Kodama's Reach
• Yuki-Onna
• He Who Hungers
• Angel of Flight Alabaster
• Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse
• Cultivate
• Kokusho, the Evening Star (going to be cheaper as of iconic masters)
• Keiga, the Tide Star
• Yosei, the Morning Star
• Death Denied
• Terashi's Grasp
• Spectral Shepherd
• Soulless Revival
• AEther Shockwave
• Kindred Discovery
• Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
• Kataki, War's Wage
• Temple of the False God
• Rending Vines
• Ghostly Prison (hey in a way flavor)
• Farseek
• Reliquary Tower
• Lightning Greaves
• The Unspeakable (enough arcanes and this guy will come in handy)
• Anguished Unmaking
• Jugan, the Rising Star (just if you decide to add all 5 spirt dragons..erm 6)
• Swords to Plowshares
• Fist of Suns
• Cyclonic Rift
• Herald’s Horn (this is now know as a budget urza's incubator)
• Spell Queller (spectral Shepard and this combo together for countering spells permanently)

just some suggestions

Rex_JB24 on

6 years ago

A friend of mine has a similar deck that he's been dominating FNM's with. Notable differences in his are Rattlechains (which offers some protection from removal), and Spectral Shepherd (which can loop Spell Queller for continued exile), and a couple copies of Westvale Abbey  ^Flip for matchups with stalled board-states.

Wrigz on Spirit Tap-A-Thon

6 years ago

Yea was toying with the idea of that card but I couldn't bring myself to cut any of the other ones haha I tried playing without Bygone Bishop but I like that card too much for some reason.

I'll try playing a few games with Spectral Shepherd just to try it out but I can get the same effect from Essence Flux

Thanks for the input mate!