Shirei's Attrition

Commander / EDH Combo Control Infinite Combo Mono-Black Sacrifice Tokens Weenie

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Sac fodder (44)

• 1x Basal Thrull
• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Bog Initiate
• 1x Burglar Rat
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Clattering Augur
• 1x Crowded Crypt
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Dutiful Attendant
• 1x Elderfang Disciple
• 1x Elvish Doomsayer
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Greedy Freebooter
• 1x Initiates of the Ebon Hand
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Marionette Apprentice
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nezumi Informant
• 1x Novice Occultist
• 1x Noxious Toad
• 1x Orcish BowmastersGC
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Shambling Ghast
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x The Sibsig Ceremony
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Undead Butler
• 1x Virus Beetle
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yarok's Fenlurker
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Wincon (6)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Marionette Apprentice
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Retrieval (4)

• 1x Dutiful Attendant
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Tortured Existence
• 1x Undead Butler

Protection (1)

• 1x Accursed Duneyard

Sacrifice (24)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Eviscerator's Insight
• 1x Fanatical Offering
• 1x Nasty End
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reckoner's Bargain
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Warren Soultrader
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Card draw (19)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Clattering Augur
• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Eviscerator's Insight
• 1x Fanatical Offering
• 1x Greedy Freebooter
• 1x Nasty End
• 1x Novice Occultist
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reckoner's Bargain
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Discard (7)

• 1x Burglar Rat
• 1x Elderfang Disciple
• 1x Elvish Doomsayer
• 1x Nezumi Informant
• 1x Noxious Toad
• 1x Virus Beetle
• 1x Yarok's Fenlurker

Removal (3)

• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Commander (1)

Ramp (21)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basal Thrull
• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Bog Initiate
• 1x Crowded Crypt
• 1x Greedy Freebooter
• 1x Initiates of the Ebon Hand
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Shambling Ghast
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Warren Soultrader

Land (33)

• 1x Accursed Duneyard
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 25x Swamp
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Tokens (8)

• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Crowded Crypt
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Orcish BowmastersGC
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x The Sibsig Ceremony
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator

Self recurring (4)

• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Clattering Augur
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton

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Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker was one of my very first legendary creatures I ever pulled in magic, and was the first card I ever started to brew around.

I have tried many variations of building decks around it and several different formats. I find that Commander/EDH seems to be the right home.

I see many versions of Shirei using Shadowborn Apostle and I don't have any interest in that style of deck. I have always loved abusing the mana abilities and discard abilities, and Grave Pact effects to punish the table and lock them out with Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker’s ability.

This is a combo build that takes time. It's not a fast deck by any means but I have been able to goldfish to a combo usually around turn 7, fairly consistently. I’m hoping that upping the discard effects in the deck will be oppressive enough to keep my opponents at bay while I establish my Reassembling Skeleton+Phyrexian Altar combo. Having 3 different Pawn of Ulamog effects and ample tutor options, I believe, should get me there.

This is an “all-in” strategy which is why there isn’t much removal or other answers in the deck other than the discard effects

Trying to make the decks “go off” faster for more competitive gameplay. I want this one to be my oppressive, tournament deck

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Discard 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Black 5 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 23 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 29 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.25
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Map, Orc Army, Pest 1/1 BG, Servo 1/1 C, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie Druid 2/2 B
Folders	nether traitor