Shadow the Hedgehog

Commander
BRShadow the Hedgehog
4.1±0.8
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
Low confidence(271 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (25% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana5
0Mox Jasper+8
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
3RRSozin's Comet+6
3RRMana Geyser+2
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
1BThe Soul Stone+2
3Commander's Sphere+4
Treasure generators6
RReckless Lackey+1
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BRLocke, Treasure Hunter+2
2BBDeadly Derision+5
3RMeticulous Artisan+4
3BBContract Killing+6
Commander Draw Engine (Shadow the Hedgehog provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors4
1BServant of the Stinger+8
2BBDiabolic Tutor+3
3BBFinal Parting+3
3BBRazaketh's Rite+3
Draw engines1
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
Cantrips & burst draw8
RFaithless Looting+5
BCorrupted Conviction+1
RReckless Lackey+1
1BDeadly Dispute+5
2RLaughing Mad+1
3RBig Score+4
2BBConsuming Ashes+1
4RRHill Gigas+2
Recursion1
BBStitch Together+1
Value engines2
1BRLocke, Treasure Hunter+2
5BRKefka, Dancing Mad+5
Other7
1BFungal Fortitude+1
2BShadow, Mysterious Assassin+2
2BNinja Teen+1
1BBQarsi Revenant+1
3BCruel Truths+2
3BSplinter's Technique+2
4R1RStormshriek Feral+2
Spot removal8
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
2BBDeadly Derision+5
3BEviscerate+2
3BRooftop Assassin+2
2BBConsuming Ashes+1
3BBContract Killing+6
4RSandworm+2
Graveyard hate1
3BEspers to Magicite+6
Board wipes2
2RKeldon Overseer+5
2BBRitual of Soot+7
Protection1
1BFake Your Own Death+3
Other6
XBBDay of Black Sun+1
1BGrim Discovery+1
2BUnseal the Necropolis+1
4BEvil Reawakened+1
4BRise from the Grave+1
5BRejoin the Fight+1
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+18ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Escape Tunnel+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands1
Cori Mountain Monastery+4
Premium utility lands3
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+10
Swamp+13
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, aristocrats engine+24ⓘ
Synergy pieces9
BReanimate+8
RHall Monitor+1
1RDevoted Duelist+1
2RRManaform Hellkite+4
3RCreepy Puppeteer+1
3RGogo, Mysterious Mime+1
2BBShark Shredder, Killer Clone+1
4RRHill Gigas+2
4RRVolcanic Dragon+1
Win conditions2
3RRTerror of the Peaks+5
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
Combat threats1
1BBQarsi Revenant+1
Drain effects1
5BRKefka, Dancing Mad+5
Reanimation6
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BThe Soul Stone+2
BBStitch Together+1
1BBFoggy Swamp Visions+8
2BScrounge for Eternity+7
3BEspers to Magicite+6
Other4
1RGhitu Chronicler+1
1BRat King, Verminister+1
3BSouth Wind Avatar+1
3RRCaldera Pyremaw+1

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.1 → Bracket 2
Threats84Consistency76Mana base75

1.1 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.4 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Token Strategy13 cards

13 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Big Score,Contract Killing,Deadly Derision,Deadly Dispute,Espers to Magicite
Graveyard/Reanimator11 cards

11 graveyard synergies. Use your graveyard as a second hand.

Evil Reawakened,Faithless Looting,Ghitu Chronicler,Grim Discovery,Laughing Mad
Aristocrats10 cards

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

Archfiend of Depravity,Fake Your Own Death,Fungal Fortitude,Meticulous Artisan,Ninja Teen

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.