Sneaky SOBs by Psyga315

Format: Commander

Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a Dimir aggro-tempo strategy that merges Ninja and Rogue kindred synergies under Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow. The primary plan establishes an unblocked low-cost creature on early turns, then activates Yuriko's Commander ninjutsu on Turn 3 to bypass commander tax, generate immediate card advantage, and deal symmetrical life loss based on revealed mana values. Mid-game turns scale pressure by adding secondary draw engines like Ingenious Infiltrator, deploying versatile Kaito planeswalkers, and exploiting prowl spells like Notorious Throng to create explosive token armies and extra turns. The list features dense 2-mana ramp and interactive countermagic to protect its attackers. While the deck lacks high counts of 1-drop enablers for Turn 2 starts and remains vulnerable to well-timed creature sweepers, its ability to repeatedly cheat Yuriko onto the battlefield and drain all three opponents simultaneously provides strong inevitability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Thief
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Bribery
  • 1 Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Cloak and Dagger
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Countersquall
  • 1 Creeping Tar Pit
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Drown in the Loch
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Earwig Squad
  • 1 Enigma Thief
  • 1 Fetid Pools
  • 1 Frogtosser Banneret
  • 1 Get Out
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Higure, the Still Wind
  • 1 Ingenious Infiltrator
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kaito Shizuki
  • 1 Kaito's Pursuit
  • 1 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
  • 1 Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
  • 1 Kaito, Dancing Shadow
  • 1 Kami of Restless Shadows
  • 1 Kefnet's Monument
  • 1 King Narfi's Betrayal
  • 1 Knowledge Exploitation
  • 1 Latchkey Faerie
  • 1 Lim-Dûl's Vault
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Morsel Theft
  • 1 Notorious Throng
  • 1 Oona's Blackguard
  • 1 Phenax, God of Deception
  • 1 Prosperous Thief
  • 1 Rogue Class
  • 1 Rooftop Bypass
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Shadow Stinger
  • 1 Shadow of Doubt
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Shuriken
  • 1 Silver-Fur Master
  • 1 Siphon Insight
  • 1 Sky Diamond
  • 1 Smoke Shroud
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Soaring Thought-Thief
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
  • 1 Stinkdrinker Bandit
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Sure-Footed Infiltrator
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 The Darkness Crystal
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 Thieves' Fortune
  • 1 Thieves' Guild Enforcer
  • 1 Throatseeker
  • 1 Turtle Lair
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Unmask
  • 1 Walker of Secret Ways
  • 1 Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
  • 1 Zareth San, the Trickster