Leo and Shredder... Sitting in a Tree by renzo49

Format: Commander

Commander: Dark Leo & Shredder

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Orzhov tempo strategy led by Dark Leo & Shredder. The primary game plan revolves around deploying cheap, evasive Ninjas and attackers on early turns, then casting or sneaking the commander to generate a growing army of 1/1 black Ninja tokens with deathtouch. Once the battlefield reaches five Ninjas, Dark Leo's combat damage ability triggers a devastating 50% life loss against the defending player. The deck magnifies this effect through trigger multipliers like Delney, Streetwise Lookout, double strike from Duelist's Heritage, and life-loss doublers like Bloodletter of Aclazotz to eliminate opponents in rapid succession. Mana velocity is sustained through efficient fast mana and Treasure producers, while an extensive protection package featuring Clever Concealment, Dawn's Truce, and evasion equipment shields key pieces from removal. By combining unblockable combat pressure, lethal life halving, and resilient interaction, the deck systematically dismantles opponents by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 And They Shall Know No Fear
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Leo & Shredder
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Final Showdown
  • 1 Flaming Fist
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Foot Chopper
  • 1 Gingerbrute
  • 1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Haunted One
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orochi Soul-Reaver
  • 1 Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
  • 1 Paladin Class
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Realm of Koh
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Silver Shroud Costume
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Super Shredder
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 Thieves' Tools
  • 1 Throat Slitter
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Turncoat Kunoichi
  • 1 Turtle Lair
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Wound Reflection