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Commander

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Shadrix Silverquill
Flying, double strike
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target player creates a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
• Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
• Target player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Shadrix Silverquill (tdc) 302

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Anthem

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Ethereal Absolution
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1.
: Exile target card from an opponent's graveyard. If it was a creature card, you create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.
Enchantment
Ethereal Absolution (rna) 170

Anthem

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Burn

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Shadow of Mortality
If your life total is less than your starting life total, this spell costs
less to cast, where X is the difference.
Creature - Avatar
Shadow of Mortality (snc) 94
Shadow Slice
Target opponent loses 3 life.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
Sorcery
Shadow Slice (gtc) 77

Burn

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Counters

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Barrensteppe Siege
As this enchantment enters, choose Abzan or Mardu.
• Abzan — At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
• Mardu — At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Enchantment
Barrensteppe Siege (tdm) 171
Feast of the Victorious Dead
At the beginning of your end step, if one or more creatures died this turn, you gain that much life and distribute that many +1/+1 counters among any number of creatures you control.
Enchantment
Feast of the Victorious Dead (mat) 30

Counters

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Creature

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Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Deathtouch
Throw — Whenever Shadow deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice another nonland permanent. If you do, draw two cards and each opponent loses life equal to the mana value of the sacrificed permanent.
Legendary Creature - Human Assassin
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin (fic) 50

Creature

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Drain

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Skemfar Shadowsage
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Each opponent loses X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
• You gain X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
Creature - Cleric Elf
Skemfar Shadowsage (j25) 489
Spiteful Shadows
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to its controller.
Enchantment - Aura
Spiteful Shadows (dka) 75

Drain

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Draw

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Grasping Shadows
Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn. Put a dread counter on this enchantment. Then if there are three or more dread counters on it, transform it.
Enchantment
Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair (lci) 108Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair (lci) 108
Shadow Prophecy
Domain — Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. Put up to two of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Shadow Prophecy (dmu) 105
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
,
, Sacrifice another creature: Draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric Elf
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar (clb) 146
Shadows of the Past
Whenever a creature dies, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Activate only if there are four or more creature cards in your graveyard.
Enchantment
Shadows of the Past (ddr) 60
Skyclave Shadowcat
, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.
Creature - Cat Horror
Skyclave Shadowcat (znr) 126
Treacherous Greed
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature that dealt damage this turn.
Draw three cards. Each opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Instant
Treacherous Greed (mkm) 237

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Evasion

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Dance of Shadows
Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain fear until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Sorcery - Arcane
Dance of Shadows (chk) 108
Dauthi Cutthroat
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
,
: Destroy target creature with shadow.
Creature - Minion Dauthi
Dauthi Cutthroat (exo) 57
Dauthi Embrace
: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Enchantment
Dauthi Embrace (plst) TMP-120
Dauthi Ghoul
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever a creature with shadow dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Zombie Dauthi
Dauthi Ghoul (tmp) 121
Dauthi Warlord
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Dauthi Warlord's power is equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield with shadow.
Creature - Soldier Dauthi
Dauthi Warlord (exo) 59
Stronghold Overseer
Flying
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
: Creatures with shadow get +1/+0 until end of turn and creatures without shadow get -1/-0 until end of turn.
Creature - Demon
Stronghold Overseer (tsp) 133
Vashta Nerada
Indestructible
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Morbid — At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Horror Alien
Vashta Nerada (who) 73

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Land

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Bleachbone Verge
: Add
.
: Add
. Activate only if you control a Plains or a Swamp.
Land
Bleachbone Verge (dft) 250
Caves of Koilos
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Caves of Koilos (tdc) 348
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (eoc) 59
Concealed Courtyard
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Concealed Courtyard (otj) 268
Godless Shrine
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Swamp
Godless Shrine (eoe) 254
Isolated Chapel
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp.
: Add
or
.
Land
Isolated Chapel (tdc) 373
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
Minas Morgul enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
: Put a shadow counter on target creature. For as long as that creature has a shadow counter on it, it's a Wraith in addition to its other types. (A creature with shadow can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Legendary Land
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress (ltc) 514
Orzhov Basilica
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Orzhov Basilica (drc) 164
Orzhov Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Gate
Orzhov Guildgate (clu) 242
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (tle) 302
Restless Fortress
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
: This land becomes a 1/4 white and black Nightmare creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
Whenever this land attacks, defending player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Land
Restless Fortress (woe) 259
Scoured Barrens
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Scoured Barrens (tdm) 267
Shadowy Backstreet
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Plains Swamp
Shadowy Backstreet (mkm) 268
Shattered Sanctum
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Shattered Sanctum (tdc) 391
Shineshadow Snarl
As this land enters, you may reveal a Plains or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Shineshadow Snarl (lcc) 351
Silent Clearing
, Pay 1 life: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Land
Silent Clearing (mh1) 246
Silverquill Campus
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
,
: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Silverquill Campus (moc) 423
Sunlit Marsh
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Land - Plains Swamp
Sunlit Marsh (dmu) 257
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (tla) 284
Tainted Field
: Add
.
: Add
or
. Activate only if you control a Swamp.
Land
Tainted Field (dsc) 302
Vault of the Archangel
: Add
.
,
: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
Land
Vault of the Archangel (tdc) 410

Land

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Lifegain

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Shadowspear
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has trample and lifelink.
: Permanents your opponents control lose hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Shadowspear (plst) THB-236
Souls of the Faultless
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt combat damage, you gain that much life and attacking player loses that much life.
Creature - Spirit
Souls of the Faultless (gpt) 131

Lifegain

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Protection

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Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Commander creatures you own have "Whenever this creature attacks a player, if no opponent has more life than that player, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn."
Legendary Enchantment - Background
Agent of the Shadow Thieves (clb) 108
Armor of Shadows
Until end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Armor of Shadows (clb) 112
Etchings of the Chosen
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
, Sacrifice a creature of the chosen type: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Enchantment
Etchings of the Chosen (lcc) 269
Inkshield
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
Instant
Inkshield (dsc) 221
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Human Knight
Knight of Dusk's Shadow (dmu) 96
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
Vigilance, protection from creatures
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, destroy that creature. Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts (c21) 230
Wall of Shadows
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by creatures it's blocking.
This creature can't be the target of spells that can target only Walls or of abilities that can target only Walls.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Shadows (leg) 128

Protection

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Pump

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Glasswing Grace
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and lifelink.
Enchantment - Aura
Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel (mh3) 254Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel (mh3) 254

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Ramp

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Life Insurance
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.
Enchantment
Life Insurance (dsc) 224

Ramp

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Recursion

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Archpriest of Shadows
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Human Warlock
Archpriest of Shadows (mom) 89
Invasion of Tolvada
(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When this Siege enters, return target nonbattle permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Battle - Siege
Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky (mom) 241Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky (mom) 241
Nether Shadow
Haste
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is in your graveyard with three or more creature cards above it, you may put this card onto the battlefield.
Creature - Spirit
Nether Shadow (3ed) 118
Nether Traitor
Haste
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever another creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay
. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Spirit
Nether Traitor (tsr) 127
Shadow of the Enemy
Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You may cast spells from among those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them.
Sorcery
Shadow of the Enemy (ltr) 107
Sword of Light and Shadow
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from white and from black.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 3 life and you may return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Sword of Light and Shadow (2xm) 298

Recursion

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Removal

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Altar of Shadows
At the beginning of your first main phase, add
for each charge counter on this artifact.
,
: Destroy target creature. Then put a charge counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Altar of Shadows (mrd) 143
Author of Shadows
When this creature enters, exile all opponents' graveyards. Choose a nonland card exiled this way. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Creature - Shade Warlock
Author of Shadows (c21) 35
Covetous Elegy
Each player chooses up to two creatures they control, then sacrifices the rest. Then you create a tapped Treasure token for each creature your opponents control.
Sorcery
Covetous Elegy (clu) 29
Death Grasp
Death Grasp deals X damage to any target. You gain X life.
Sorcery
Death Grasp (c15) 215
Devour in Shadow
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness.
Instant
Devour in Shadow (5dn) 46
Harsh Sustenance
Harsh Sustenance deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where X is the number of creatures you control.
Instant
Harsh Sustenance (frf) 154
Kaya's Guile
Choose two —
• Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
• Exile all opponents' graveyards.
• Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.
• You gain 4 life.
Entwine
(Choose all if you pay the entwine cost.)
Instant
Kaya's Guile (mh1) 205
Kaya's Wrath
Destroy all creatures. You gain life equal to the number of creatures you controlled that were destroyed this way.
Sorcery
Kaya's Wrath (dmc) 155
Merciless Eviction
Choose one —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all planeswalkers.
Sorcery
Merciless Eviction (onc) 120
Mortify
Destroy target creature or enchantment.
Instant
Mortify (acr) 96
Rise of Extus
Exile target creature. Exile up to one target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard.
Learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)
Sorcery
Rise of Extus (stx) 226
Rite of Oblivion
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a nonland permanent.
Exile target nonland permanent.
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost and any additional costs. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Rite of Oblivion (mid) 237
Shadowfeed
Exile target card from a graveyard. You gain 3 life.
Instant
Shadowfeed (ala) 86
Shadowgrange Archfiend
When this creature enters, each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures they control. You gain life equal to the greatest power among creatures sacrificed this way.
Madness—
, Pay 8 life. (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Creature - Demon
Shadowgrange Archfiend (voc) 22
Shadows' Verdict
Exile all creatures and planeswalkers with mana value 3 or less from the battlefield and all creature and planeswalker cards with mana value 3 or less from all graveyards.
Sorcery
Shadows' Verdict (znr) 124
Slice from the Shadows
This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.)
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Instant
Slice from the Shadows (mkm) 103
Tergrid's Shadow
Each player sacrifices two creatures.
Foretell
(During your turn, you may pay
and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Instant
Tergrid's Shadow (khm) 113
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Sacrifice three white creatures: Exile target creature.
Whenever another black creature you control dies, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Teysa, Orzhov Scion (rvr) 233
Utter End
Exile target nonland permanent.
Instant
Utter End (dsc) 91

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Stax

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Dauthi Voidwalker
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it.
, Sacrifice this creature: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Rogue Dauthi
Dauthi Voidwalker (tdc) 176
Misery's Shadow
If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Misery's Shadow (bro) 107

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Tokens

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Blot Out the Sky
Create X tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature tokens with flying. If X is 6 or more, destroy all noncreature, nonland permanents.
Sorcery
Blot Out the Sky (stx) 167
Dramatic Finale
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1.
Whenever one or more nontoken creatures you control die, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Enchantment
Dramatic Finale (stx) 180
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
Flying
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, if it had counters on it, create X tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature tokens with flying, where X is the number of counters it had on it.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Vampire
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill (clb) 845
Inkling Summoning
Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
Sorcery - Lesson
Inkling Summoning (stx) 195
Shadow Summoning
Create two tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.
Sorcery
Shadow Summoning (tdc) 101
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, investigate for each opponent who lost life this turn.
Whenever a Clue you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch (mkm) 234

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24 mana - 24 cards
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1 mana - 1 card
85 pips - 63 cards
30 mana - 30 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
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