Shanid Legends by FrisbeeLad

Format: Commander

Commander: Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 54

Deck overview

This Mardu Legendary Midrange deck is commanded by Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge, turning every legendary spell and land into steady card advantage and giving your legendary board universal menace. The deck accelerates through low-cost mana rocks and Treasure generators like Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff and Relic of Legends to assemble Shanid on Turn 3 or 4. Once established, the deck chains aggressive legendary threats, anthems such as Flowering of the White Tree, and potent combat enablers like Aurelia, the Warleader and Karlach, Fury of Avernus. Asymmetric powerhouses including Urza's Ruinous Blast and Taunt from the Rampart shatter opposing defenses, clearing the path for overwhelming combat damage on Turns 5–6. The deck is shielded by elite phasing spells like Teferi's Protection and Clever Concealment, alongside on-board deterrents like Boromir, Warden of the Tower and Myrel, Shield of Argive. An infinite sacrifice loop with Boromir, Warden of the Tower and Ratadrabik of Urborg provides an alternate outlet to close out stubborn games.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Captain Lannery Storm
  • 1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
  • 1 Celes, Rune Knight
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fire Covenant
  • 1 Flagstones of Trokair
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
  • 1 Graven Cairns
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
  • 1 Horn of the Mark
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 J. Jonah Jameson
  • 1 Jirina, Dauntless General
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lost Jitte
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Merry, Esquire of Rohan
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhys, the Evermore
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate
  • 1 Soul Shatter
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Terra, Herald of Hope
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Wear // Tear