Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker by ZOMB1ECHR1ST

Format: Commander

Commander: Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This mono-black deck leverages Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker alongside a dense package of twenty-six Shadowborn Apostles to rapidly tutor high-impact Demons directly onto the battlefield. Early turns focus on deploying Apostles to assemble the critical mass needed to activate their sacrifice ability. The deck searches up Razaketh, the Foulblooded or Rune-Scarred Demon, creating overwhelming board presence and chaining into key artifacts like Thrumming Stone and Ashnod's Altar. Shirei provides relentless recursion by repeatedly returning fallen Apostles and utility creatures at every end step. The primary win condition culminates in an alternate victory via Liliana's Contract with four unique Demons, supplemented by lethal drain from Blood Artist and massive Demon combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Ashnod's Altar
• 1 Black Market
• 1 Blood Artist
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Cabal Ritual
• 1 Chronicle of Victory
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Decorum Dissertation
• 1 Demonic Counsel
• 1 Diabolic Intent
• 1 Dictate of Erebos
• 1 Fell
• 1 Final Vengeance
• 1 High Market
• 1 Imperial Seal
• 1 Insatiable Avarice
• 1 Jet Medallion
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Liliana's Contract
• 1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1 Ominous Harvest
• 1 Overwhelming Forces
• 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rot-Curse Rakshasa
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 26 Shadowborn Apostle
• 1 Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sothera, the Supervoid
• 1 Sower of Discord
• 1 Susur Secundi, Void Altar
• 31 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 The Ten Rings
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Thrumming Stone
• 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
• 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
• 1 Vampiric Tutor
• 1 Witch's Cauldron
• 1 Withering Curse