Shadow Substitution.

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Shadow Substitution is a 100-card Commander deck led by Dark Leo & Shredder in the Orzhov color identity (white/black), played 3 times with a 33% win rate. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 3 — upgraded / mid-power.

The mainboard runs 30 creatures, 7 instants, 6 sorceries, 10 artifacts, 11 enchantments, and 36 lands, averaging 3.17 mana value across non-land cards. 67% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 20% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 1 game changer (Farewell), 1 fast mana (Dark Ritual), and 1 tutor (Splinter's Technique). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.

COMMANDER

Commander

CREATURE(29)

ARTIFACT(10)

ENCHANTMENT(11)

INSTANT(7)

SORCERY(6)

LAND(36)

10×

13×

TOKENS(6)

100

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

Games

Wins

33%

Win Rate

Why bracket 3? — Upgraded

3 two-card combos: Shredder, Shadow Master + Wound Reflection, Dark Leo & Shredder + Wound Reflection and 1 more

Two cards that together form an infinite combo (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 2 decks are expected not to run any; late-game combos are at home in Bracket 3.

1 Game Changer

Cards on WotC's official Game Changers list. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above; more than three means Bracket 4.

Farewell

Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.

CURVE

COLORS

2947%

3353%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Wound Reflection+

Shredder, Shadow Master

Each opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss

Prerequisites

Opponents cannot block creatures you control.

Steps

Declare Shredder as an attacker. Shredder's first ability triggers, creating a tapped and attacking copy of it attacking each other opponent that isn't legendary.
Deal combat damage using the Shredders. Each Shredder triggers, causing each opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up.
At the beginning of your end step, Wound Reflection triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the life they lost this turn. Each opponent then loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

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Wound Reflection+

Dark Leo & Shredder

Infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Prerequisites

An opponent cannot block Dark Leo & Shredder if it's on the battlefield, or another creature you control otherwise.
Dark Leo & Shredder doesn't have summoning sickness if it's on the battlefield.
You control at least four Ninjas.

Steps

Declare Dark Leo & Shredder as an attacker if it's on the battlefield, or another creature you control otherwise.
If Dark Leo & Shredder isn't on the battlefield, when the declared creature is unblocked, cast Dark Leo & Shredder either from your hand or from the command zone for its sneak cost by paying plus commander tax if applicable and returning the unblocked attacker to your hand.
Deal combat damage using Dark Leo & Shredder, triggering its second ability, creating a 1/1 Ninja creature token and causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up.
At the beginning of your end step, Wound Reflection triggers, causing the opponent to lose the rest of their life total.

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Astarion, the Decadent+

Dark Leo & Shredder

Infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Prerequisites

An opponent cannot block Dark Leo & Shredder if it's on the battlefield, or another creature you control otherwise.
Dark Leo & Shredder doesn't have summoning sickness if it's on the battlefield.
You control at least four Ninjas.

Steps

Declare Dark Leo & Shredder as an attacker if it's on the battlefield, or another creature you control otherwise.
If Dark Leo & Shredder isn't on the battlefield, when the declared creature is unblocked, cast Dark Leo & Shredder either from your hand or from the command zone for its sneak cost by paying plus commander tax if applicable and returning the unblocked attacker to your hand.
Deal combat damage using Dark Leo & Shredder, triggering its second ability, creating a 1/1 Ninja creature token and causing the opponent to lose half their life total, rounded up.
At the beginning of your end step, Astarion triggers, causing the opponent to lose the rest of their life total.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.

Valid

Legality

This deck currently passes the commander checks.

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