dark leo1 by daijurjur

Format: Commander

Commander: Dark Leo & Shredder

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Orzhov Ninja tribal deck is helmed by Dark Leo & Shredder, a 2-cost commander that grants deathtouch to attacking Ninjas and generates a 1/1 Ninja token on each combat damage trigger. When the board reaches five or more Ninjas, the commander halves an opponent's life total, creating a powerful clock. The deck accelerates this plan through ninjutsu and sneak mechanics, deploying high-impact Ninjas like Shredder, Shadow Master and Unstoppable Slasher that also halve life on contact. Bloodletter of Aclazotz doubles all life loss during your turn, turning any half-life trigger into an immediate kill. The secondary win condition is wide combat backed by Akroma's Will and Endless Foot Assault, with Smothering Tithe providing explosive mana. The deck is resilient, low-curve, and highly interactive at instant speed, but it lacks counterspells and relies on combat steps to close games.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 April O'Neil, Kunoichi Trainee
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Astarion, the Decadent
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Biting-Palm Ninja
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Continue?
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Leo & Shredder
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dokuchi Silencer
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Foot Headquarters
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Karai, Future of the Foot
  • 1 Leader's Talent
  • 1 Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
  • 1 Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Okiba-Gang Shinobi
  • 1 Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Pain 101
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skullsnatcher
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
  • 1 Splinter, the Mentor
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Last Ronin's Technique
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Throat Slitter
  • 1 Throatseeker
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Turncoat Kunoichi
  • 1 Turtle Lair
  • 1 Universal Automaton
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Withering Torment