Shirei, Master of the Meek

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Control Mono-Black

Giham

Creature (29)

• 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bone Shredder
• 1x Burglar Rat
• 1x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Fell Specter
• 1x Fume Spitter
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Liliana's Shade
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Noxious Toad
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Skittering Surveyor
• 1x Skyscanner
• 1x Sling-Gang Lieutenant
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yarok's Fenlurker
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (33)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 18x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Eliminate the Competition
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Razaketh's Rite
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Instant (3)

• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Tragic Slip

Commander (1)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Contamination
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Mind Slash
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Revel in Riches

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Fallen Ideal
• 1x Infernal Darkness
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Oversold Cemetery
• 1x Screams from Within

Creature (5)

• 1x Blightbeetle
• 1x Herald of Leshrac
• 1x Plaguebearer
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Stinkweed Imp

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Head Games
• 1x Ritual of the Machine
• 1x Worst Fears

Instant (2)

• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Withering Boon

Artifact (5)

• 1x Arena of the Ancients
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Noetic Scales
• 1x Possessed Portal
• 1x Smokestack

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My optimized Shirei Decklist

After testing on Untap.in I'm pretty happy with how this has turned out. It generally works as a more controlling deck with burglar rat recursion or contamination and there's a lot of shenanigans to be had with the recursion on your opponents turns. The most important thing in the deck is to make sure Shirei is either protected or at least not the most threatening on the board. It's very easy to steal a win when no one expects it.

The main Win-cons are Gray Merchant, Torment of Hailfire, and scratching to death with weak creatures and tokens.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.06
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Goblin 1/1 R, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Morph 2/2 C, Rat 1/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH