dark leo by pich421

Format: Commander

Commander: Dark Leo & Shredder

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is an Orzhov Ninja tempo/aggro deck built around Dark Leo & Shredder, using Sneak and Ninjutsu to turn unblocked attackers into value Ninjas that trigger on combat damage. The commander both makes attacking Ninjas deathtouch threats and steadily creates 1/1 Ninja tokens; once you control five Ninjas, a single commander hit halves the defending player's life total. The fastest full-table closer is Shredder, Shadow Master, whose attacking token copies hit every opponent at once for damage plus a half-life trigger. Token engines like Endless Foot Assault, The Last Ronin's Technique, and Renewed Solidarity quickly flip the five-Ninja condition, while a compact recursion suite keeps the pressure coming after board wipes. This is not a combo deck; it wins through repeated evasive combat damage and life-total math.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Air Shoes
• 1 April O'Neil, Kunoichi Trainee
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Behind the Scenes
• 1 Biting-Palm Ninja
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Caves of Koilos
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 Clever Concealment
• 1 Continue?
• 1 Cover of Darkness
• 1 Dark Leo & Shredder
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Death in the Family
• 1 Despark
• 1 Diabolic Intent
• 1 Dokuchi Silencer
• 1 El Dorado Sarcophagus
• 1 Endless Foot Assault
• 1 Escape Tunnel
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Fake Your Own Death
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Flare of Malice
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Foot Chopper
• 1 Foot Elite
• 1 Foot Headquarters
• 1 Foot Mystic
• 1 Foot Ninjas
• 1 Force of Despair
• 1 Game Over
• 1 Glaring Spotlight
• 1 Hamato Guardian Stance
• 1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1 Inkrise Infiltrator
• 1 Karai's Technique
• 1 Karai, Future of the Foot
• 1 Leader's Talent
• 1 Leonardo's Technique
• 1 Leonardo, Big Brother
• 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
• 1 Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
• 1 MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
• 1 Master Emerald Shrine
• 1 Mukotai Ambusher
• 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
• 1 Nezumi Prowler
• 1 Ninja Teen
• 1 Ornithopter
• 1 Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
• 1 Orzhov Basilica
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Pain 101
• 1 Path to Exile
• 8 Plains
• 1 Plaza of Heroes
• 1 Power Sneakers
• 1 Quintessential Katana
• 1 Renewed Solidarity
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Secluded Courtyard
• 1 Selfless Spirit
• 1 Shredder's Technique
• 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
• 1 Silver Shroud Costume
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spire of Industry
• 1 Splinter's Technique
• 1 Splinter, Aging Champion
• 1 Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
• 1 Splinter, the Mentor
• 1 Steelshaper's Gift
• 1 Stolen Stark Tech
• 1 Study Hall
• 1 Super Shredder
• 9 Swamp
• 1 Tainted Field
• 1 The Last Ronin's Technique
• 1 Throat Slitter
• 1 Throatseeker
• 1 Unclaimed Territory
• 1 Uneasy Alliance