Shadow Deals by Buddadragon

Format: Commander

Commander: Shadrix Silverquill

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Orzhov deck leverages Shadrix Silverquill to generate political leverage, card advantage, and board presence through +1/+1 counters and tokens. The strategy establishes early resource engines using efficient token generators, passive card draw engines, and aristocratic drain effects. As the board develops, it converts creature tokens into lethal pressure via team-wide stat buffs from Shadrix and anthems, or finishes through an explosive drain loop using Plague of Vermin alongside Ayara, First of Locthwain, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim, or Mirkwood Bats. Robust protection spells and targeted removal safeguard the board until an overwhelming combat alpha strike or drain sequence closes the game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Barrensteppe Siege
  • 1 Basri's Lieutenant
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Dusk Legion Duelist
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hopeful Initiate
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Invasion of Gobakhan // Lightshield Array
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nils, Discipline Enforcer
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Plague of Vermin
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Practiced Offense
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow