Shanna by Shdhydhegs

Format: Commander

Commander: Shanna, Purifying Blade

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This Bant deck uses Shanna, Purifying Blade to turn incremental lifegain into massive card advantage. Low-cost creatures such as Soul Warden, Essence Warden, and Guide of Souls trigger life gain whenever creatures enter the battlefield. Shanna converts that life buffer into extra cards each end step, replenishing your hand without draining resources. The mid-game leverages scale-up threats like Archangel of Thune, Nykthos Paragon, and Blossoming Bogbeast to distribute +1/+1 counters across the board. The deck finishes games through wide combat overruns powered by Akroma's Will or Overwhelming Stampede, an alternate win condition via Felidar Sovereign, or the infinite damage combo of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista. A strong suite of cheap protection spells safeguards key permanents while efficient interaction keeps opposing threats in check.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Accomplished Alchemist
• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 Alhammarret's Archive
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archangel of Thune
• 1 Aura Shards
• 1 Austere Command
• 1 Authority of the Consuls
• 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1 Beast Within
• 1 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Bloom Tender
• 1 Blossoming Bogbeast
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1 Bountiful Promenade
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Brokers Hideout
• 1 Brushland
• 1 Canopy Vista
• 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1 Cleric Class
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Dawn of Hope
• 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
• 1 Drogskol Reaver
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Eladamri's Call
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Essence Warden
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Farseek
• 1 Felidar Sovereign
• 1 Finale of Devastation
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 3 Forest
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Get Lost
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Guide of Souls
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1 Heroic Intervention
• 1 Hinterland Harbor
• 1 Horizon Chimera
• 1 Incubation Druid
• 3 Island
• 1 Kodama's Reach
• 1 Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
• 1 Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Mentor of the Meek
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Noble Hierarch
• 1 Nykthos Paragon
• 1 Overwhelming Stampede
• 1 Path to Exile
• 3 Plains
• 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
• 1 Rejuvenating Springs
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rhox Faithmender
• 1 Rumor Gatherer
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Shanna, Purifying Blade
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Soul Warden
• 1 Soul's Attendant
• 1 Spara's Headquarters
• 1 Sunpetal Grove
• 1 Sunscorch Regent
• 1 Suture Priest
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 Three Visits
• 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1 Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
• 1 Vanquish the Horde
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Welcoming Vampire
• 1 Well of Lost Dreams
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Yavimaya Coast
• 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth