Shadow the Hedgehog

Commander
BRShadow the Hedgehog
4.0±0.5
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
Medium confidence(263 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana7
0Mox Jasper+8
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
2BBDeadly Derision+8
3BBContract Killing+8
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
Mana dorks1
3Oasis Gardener+1
Land ramp1
2BScrounge for Eternity+4
Treasure generators4
RReckless Lackey+2
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BRLocke, Treasure Hunter+2
3RMeticulous Artisan+4
Commander Draw Engine (Shadow the Hedgehog provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors5
1BServant of the Stinger+8
2BBDiabolic Tutor+3
3BBFinal Parting+3
3BBRazaketh's Rite+3
4RRHill Gigas+3
Draw engines1
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
Cantrips & burst draw5
RFaithless Looting+5
RReckless Lackey+2
BCorrupted Conviction+1
2RLaughing Mad+1
3RBig Score+4
Recursion1
BBStitch Together+1
Value engines2
1BRLocke, Treasure Hunter+2
5BRKefka, Dancing Mad+5
Other5
1BFungal Fortitude+1
2BShadow, Mysterious Assassin+2
3BCruel Truths+2
3BSplinter's Technique+2
4R1RStormshriek Feral+2
Spot removal8
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
2BBDeadly Derision+4
2BBConsuming Ashes+2
3BEviscerate+2
3BRooftop Assassin+2
3BBContract Killing+4
4RSandworm+2
Graveyard hate2
1BBFoggy Swamp Visions+4
3BEspers to Magicite+8
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)+15ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (15 sources)+5ⓘ
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+12
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, aristocrats engine+15ⓘ
Synergy pieces9
BReanimate+8
RHall Monitor+1
1RDevoted Duelist+1
1RTaxi Driver+1
2RRManaform Hellkite+4
3RCreepy Puppeteer+1
3RGogo, Mysterious Mime+1
2BBShark Shredder, Killer Clone+1
4RRVolcanic Dragon+1
Win conditions2
3RRTerror of the Peaks+5
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
Drain effects1
5BRKefka, Dancing Mad+5
Token generators2
1BBFoggy Swamp Visions+4
2BScrounge for Eternity+4
Reanimation4
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BThe Soul Stone+2
BBStitch Together+1
3BEspers to Magicite+8
Other5
1RGhitu Chronicler+1
1BRat King, Verminister+1
2REnraged Flamecaster+1
3BSouth Wind Avatar+1
3RRCaldera Pyremaw+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.0 → Bracket 2
Speed83Threats77Mana base75

1.0 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.5 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Token Strategy12 cards

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

Big Score,Contract Killing,Deadly Derision,Espers to Magicite,Fake Your Own Death
Graveyard/Reanimator10 cards

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

Evil Reawakened,Faithless Looting,Ghitu Chronicler,Grim Discovery,Laughing Mad
Human Tribal9 cards

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

Creepy Puppeteer,Ghitu Chronicler,Kefka, Dancing Mad,Keldon Overseer,Locke, Treasure Hunter

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.