Shiko by Thylorekeeper

Format: Commander

Commander: Shiko, Paragon of the Way

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Shiko, Paragon of the Way leads a Jeskai blink and spellslinger strategy designed to generate massive value and storm off. Shiko recurs and casts nonland cards with mana value 3 or less from the graveyard upon entering, pairing naturally with flicker spells like Ephemerate and Ghostly Flicker. Early turns focus on looting key cards into the graveyard and assembling mana generators like Storm-Kiln Artist or Birgi, God of Storytelling. The deck achieves victory through Displacer Kitten chains, infinite mana loops, and explosive storm finishes powered by Aetherflux Reservoir, Agate Instigator, Passionate Archaeologist, or an insurmountable swarm of Stormsplitter copies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Amphibian Downpour
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashling, Flame Dancer
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dour Port-Mage
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dragonologist
  • 1 Eerie Interlude
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flamehold Grappler
  • 1 Flicker of Fate
  • 1 Flickering Hound
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeskai Ascendancy
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Momentary Blink
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Parting Gust
  • 1 Passionate Archaeologist
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Planar Incision
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Preston, the Vanisher
  • 1 Prismari Command
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Shadow of the Goblin
  • 1 Shiko, Paragon of the Way
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulherder
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stormsplitter
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Vega, the Watcher
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Winternight Stories