Shadow the Hedgehog

Commander
BRShadow the Hedgehog
3.7±0.5
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
Medium confidence(239 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana3
0Paradise Mantle+8
1Sol Ring+10
2RBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+1
Land ramp1
2BBLiliana of the Dark Realms+2
Treasure generators2
1RCharming Scoundrel+4
2RCaptain Lannery Storm+4
Commander Draw Engine (Shadow the Hedgehog provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors1
2BBLiliana of the Dark Realms+2
Draw engines4
1BRXantcha, Sleeper Agent+5
2RBelligerent Guest+5
3BBloodcrazed Socialite+5
4BBLiliana, Dreadhorde General+9
Cantrips & burst draw2
RDragon's Rage Channeler+1
3RBig Score+4
Recursion1
1BBLiliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer+1
Value engines3
2RStaggershock+5
2RBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+1
4RRReversal of Fortune+5
Spot removal6
XBBFinale of Eternity+8
1BGo for the Throat+5
1BBLiliana of the Veil+5
3BDeadly Rollick+8
3BSnuff Out+6
3BMental Vapors+4
Stax & hate1
1BBLiliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer+1
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+9ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands2
Sulfurous Springs+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Utility lands5
Molten Slagheap+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Canyon Slough+2
Mount Doom+2
Blazemire Verge+2
Taplands9
Temple of Malice+3
Bloodfell Caves+2
Cinder Barrens+2
Rakdos Guildgate+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Tramway Station+2
Geothermal Bog+2
Restless Vents+2
Jagged Barrens+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+7
Swamp+12
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Combo pieces1
1RRBonus Round+8
Synergy pieces4
1RKari Zev, Skyship Raider+4
1BNullpriest of Oblivion+1
2RBelligerent Guest+5
3BBloodcrazed Socialite+5
Sacrifice outlets2
2BBloodflow Connoisseur+4
1BRLyzolda, the Blood Witch+4
Token generators4
2BWakedancer+4
3RBrood Keeper+4
4BKinzu of the Bleak Coven+4
3BRJudith, Carnage Connoisseur+4
Reanimation2
XBBFinale of Eternity+8
1BBLiliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.7 → Bracket 2
Threats80Mana base75Consistency58

0.7 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.8 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Human Tribal17 cards

17 human creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Fumiko the Lowblood,Keeper of the Flame,Dakmor Sorceress,Cutthroat il-Dal,Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
Vampire Tribal16 cards

16 vampire creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief,Vampire Hexmage,Barony Vampire,Guul Draz Overseer,Bloodflow Connoisseur
Aristocrats14 cards

14 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Vampire Hexmage,Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer,Bloodflow Connoisseur,Liliana, Dreadhorde General,Lyzolda, the Blood Witch

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.