2026 Mayor Shaddy by user1201429

Format: Commander

Commander: Shadrix Silverquill

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov Political Midrange strategy commanded by Shadrix Silverquill. It leverages multiplayer diplomacy, council voting, and symmetric incentives to steer opposing aggression away from itself while steadily accruing card advantage and board presence. The deck uses cards like Breena, the Demagogue, Master of Ceremonies, and Combat Calligrapher to reward opponents for attacking each other while generating flying Inkling tokens and +1/+1 counters. As the table expends resources contesting one another, the deck develops an imposing aerial army led by a double-striking commander. High-impact sweepers such as Promise of Loyalty and Blood Money reset runaway boards, while political shields like Noble Heritage and Windborn Muse ensure defense. The plan culminates in decisive combat finishes powered by +1/+1 counters, commander damage, and an explosive Akroma's Will, closing games without relying on infinite combos or fast-mana acceleration.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agent of the Iron Throne
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alms Collector
  • 1 Altar of Bhaal // Bone Offering
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Ballot Broker
  • 1 Basri Ket
  • 1 Bellowing Mauler
  • 1 Bite of the Black Rose
  • 1 Black Dragon Gate
  • 1 Bladegriff Prototype
  • 1 Blightbeetle
  • 1 Blood Money
  • 1 Boreas Charger
  • 1 Brago's Representative
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Call to the Void
  • 1 Capital Punishment
  • 1 Captivating Cave
  • 1 Cave of Temptation
  • 1 Combat Calligrapher
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Cryptic Caves
  • 1 Cryptic Spires
  • 1 Curse of Vitality
  • 1 Custodi Squire
  • 1 Deadly Designs
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Drown in Ichor
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elspeth Conquers Death
  • 1 Exhume
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Goldmire Bridge
  • 1 Grateful Apparition
  • 1 Grudge Keeper
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Kaya, Intangible Slayer
  • 1 Kirtar's Wrath
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Magister of Worth
  • 1 Malefic Scythe
  • 1 Master of Ceremonies
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Noble Heritage
  • 1 Oath of Kaya
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
  • 1 Orzhov Cluestone
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Out of Time
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Harmony
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Promising Vein
  • 1 Public Thoroughfare
  • 1 Pyxis of Pandemonium
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Savior of Ollenbock
  • 1 Scheming Aspirant
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Search for Glory
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Skyclave Shade
  • 2 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spirit Link
  • 1 Stab Wound
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Sudden Salvation
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Tempt with Immortality
  • 1 Terror of Towashi
  • 1 The Filigree Sylex
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Tyrant's Choice
  • 1 Vengeful Pharaoh
  • 1 Viconia, Drow Apostate
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Worn Powerstone
  • 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack