Shire real by user7644672

Format: Commander

Commander: Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This is a Shadowborn-Apostle aristocrats build with Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker as the recursion engine. Shadowborn Apostle is effectively the hidden commander: 29 copies sacrifice in groups of six to put Demons such as Razaketh, Rune-Scarred Demon, and Vilis directly into play, and Shirei returns every sacrificed Apostle at the next end step. Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Bastion of Remembrance, and Syr Konrad convert those deaths and returns into life loss, with Archfiend of Despair turning a single big burst into lethal at end step. Liliana's Contract provides an alternate win once four different Demons are assembled. The deck is resilient but vulnerable to artifact grave/library hate and removal pointed at Shirei.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bubbling Muck
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Defile
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Desecrated Tomb
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
  • 1 Phyrexian Reclamation
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Secret Salvage
  • 29 Shadowborn Apostle
  • 1 Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 35 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Tragic Slip
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat