Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow - Ninjutsu-Tsu by sillyork

Format: Commander

Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a classic Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow tempo-ninja deck built around the commander's unique commander ninjutsu ability, allowing her to repeatedly enter the battlefield tapped and attacking from the command zone. The primary game plan is deploying cheap, unblockable creatures (e.g., Changeling Outcast) on turns 1-2, then using ninjutsu at instant speed to bring in Yuriko and other ninjas. Each ninja that deals combat damage triggers Yuriko's ability-reveal the top card, add it to hand, and each opponent loses life equal to its mana value. The deck leverages high-CMC spells (Blinkmoth Infusion, Decree of Pain, Alrund's Epiphany) for massive burst damage, while extra-turn effects (Karn's Temporal Sundering, Nexus of Fate) chain additional combat phases to finish the table. Win conditions are primarily incremental life loss from Yuriko triggers, supplemented by combat damage from ninja bodies and the occasional use of stolen spells via Fallen Shinobi.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Alrund's Epiphany
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azra Smokeshaper
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Biting-Palm Ninja
  • 1 Blinkmoth Infusion
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brush Off
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commandeer
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Creeping Tar Pit
  • 1 Crystal Ball
  • 1 Curtains' Call
  • 1 Decree of Pain
  • 1 Delay
  • 1 Devastation Tide
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Seer
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Familiar's Ruse
  • 1 Far // Away
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Pools
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flare of Malice
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Hot Dog Cart
  • 1 Ingenious Infiltrator
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Karn's Temporal Sundering
  • 1 Malboro
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mist-Cloaked Herald
  • 1 Mist-Syndicate Naga
  • 1 Mistblade Shinobi
  • 1 Moon-Circuit Hacker
  • 1 Murderous Cut
  • 1 Nexus of Fate
  • 1 Nightveil Sprite
  • 1 Ninja of the Deep Hours
  • 1 Omni-Changeling
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prosperous Thief
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Satoru, the Infiltrator
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Silver-Fur Master
  • 1 Skullsnatcher
  • 1 Slither Blade
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectral Sailor
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
  • 1 Thieving Skydiver
  • 1 Thousand-Faced Shadow
  • 1 Throat Slitter
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Triton Shorestalker
  • 1 Wisdom of Ages
  • 1 Worn Powerstone
  • 1 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow