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(264 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (30% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana5
0Mox Jasper+8
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
2BBDeadly Derision+8
3RRSozin's Comet+6
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
1BThe Soul Stone+2
3Commander's Sphere+1
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 draw6
RFaithless Looting+5
RReckless Lackey+2
BCorrupted Conviction+1
2RLaughing Mad+1
3RBig Score+4
3BPrice of Fame+1
Recursion1
BBStitch Together+1
Value engines2
1BRLocke, Treasure Hunter+2
5BRKefka, Dancing Mad+5
Spot removal8
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
2BBDeadly Derision+4
2BBConsuming Ashes+2
3BEviscerate+2
2RRMagmatic Hellkite+2
3BPrice of Fame+1
4RSandworm+2
Graveyard hate2
1BBFoggy Swamp Visions+4
3BEspers to Magicite+8
Board wipes1
2RKeldon Overseer+5
Protection1
1BFake Your Own Death+3
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+17ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (13 sources)+3ⓘ
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 pieces3
BReanimate+8
2RRManaform Hellkite+4
3RGogo, Mysterious Mime+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
Reanimation5
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BThe Soul Stone+2
BBStitch Together+1
3BEspers to Magicite+8
5BBSepulchral Primordial+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
Mana base75Threats67Speed64

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

Graveyard/Reanimator13 cards

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

Evil Reawakened,Faithless Looting,Ghitu Chronicler,Grim Discovery,Laughing Mad
Token Strategy12 cards

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

Big Score,Deadly Derision,Espers to Magicite,Fake Your Own Death,Foggy Swamp Visions
Stompy / Big Mana11 cards

11 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Archfiend of Depravity,Armaggon, Future Shark,Caldera Pyremaw,Hill Gigas,Kefka, Dancing Mad

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.