Shart by nicelookingowl

Format: Commander

Commander: Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar and Noble Heritage

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov midrange combat and card advantage engine helmed by Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar and Noble Heritage. The game plan exploits the Background's repeatable +1/+1 counter placement to turn low-cost creatures into massive beaters and explosive sacrifice fodder. Once Shadowheart is cast on turn 4, she sacrifices counter-laden creatures to draw four to eight cards at a time, ensuring a constant influx of resources and answers. The deck translates this card velocity into decisive combat wins around turns 6 and 7. Synergies with Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Felisa, Fang of Silverquill, and Cathars' Crusade generate overwhelming, resilient token boards that push through lethal damage, often closed out cleanly with Akroma's Will. Robust protection spells like Clever Concealment, Flare of Fortitude, and Myrel, Shield of Argive shield the board, while taxes from Authority of the Consuls and Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines disrupt opposing strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Basri's Lieutenant
  • 1 Beseech the Queen
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Dusk Legion Duelist
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elenda's Hierophant
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Nils, Discipline Enforcer
  • 1 Noble Heritage
  • 1 Orzhov Advokist
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed