Dark Leo an Shredder by MRQUICK

Format: Commander

Commander: Dark Leo & Shredder

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This Orzhov deck is an aggressive tempo build centered on Dark Leo & Shredder, leveraging the Sneak mechanic, Ninjutsu, and evasion enablers to overwhelm opponents through rapid token generation and devastating life-halving triggers. The early game focuses on deploying cheap Ninjas, evasive artifacts like Brotherhood Regalia, and the commander on curve. Once the board reaches five Ninjas, every unblocked connection with Dark Leo & Shredder halves an opponent's life total, drastically compressing the clock. High-impact finishers such as Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Shredder, Shadow Master, and Quietus Spike provide redundant burst lethality, turning single combat steps into player eliminations. The deck backs up its proactive combat plan with top-tier Orzhov spot removal and efficient sweepers, while protecting its board with Flawless Maneuver and And They Shall Know No Fear. Lacking tutors and stack interaction, the deck relies on dense functional redundancy and relentless combat pressure to close out games by Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 And They Shall Know No Fear
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Courage
  • 1 Barrensteppe Siege
  • 1 Behind the Scenes
  • 1 Biting-Palm Ninja
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Continue?
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Leo & Shredder
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Definitely Not a Turtle
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dokuchi Silencer
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Fraying Omnipotence
  • 1 Game Over
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hidden Hideout
  • 1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Karai's Technique
  • 1 Karai, Future of the Foot
  • 1 Koya, Death from Above
  • 1 Leader's Talent
  • 1 Leonardo's Technique
  • 1 Leonardo, Big Brother
  • 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
  • 1 Leonardo, Leader in Blue
  • 1 Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
  • 1 Leonardo, Worldly Warrior
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Ninja Teen
  • 1 Okiba-Gang Shinobi
  • 1 Orochi Soul-Reaver
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Quietus Spike
  • 1 Revival // Revenge
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rush of Dread
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shredder's Technique
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Silver Shroud Costume
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splinter & Leo, Father & Son
  • 1 Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
  • 1 Super Shredder
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Throat Slitter
  • 1 Throatseeker
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Turncoat Kunoichi
  • 1 Turtle Lair
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Wound Reflection