Shadow the Hedgehog

Commander
BRShadow the Hedgehog
3.9±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(257 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (29% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
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 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
Other6
1BFungal Fortitude+1
2BShadow, Mysterious Assassin+2
3BCruel Truths+2
3BSplinter's Technique+2
3BBSavanti Romero, Time's Exile+2
4R1RStormshriek Feral+2
Spot removal9
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
2BBDeadly Derision+4
2BBConsuming Ashes+2
3BEviscerate+2
2RRMagmatic Hellkite+2
3BPrice of Fame+1
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
Other8
XBBDay of Black Sun+1
1BGrim Discovery+1
2BUnseal the Necropolis+1
2BWail of War+1
4BEvil Reawakened+1
4BRise from the Grave+1
4BBThe Cloning of Shredder+2
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 pieces6
BReanimate+8
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
Reanimation5
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BThe Soul Stone+2
BBStitch Together+1
3BEspers to Magicite+8
5BBSepulchral Primordial+1
Other4
1RGhitu Chronicler+1
1BRat King, Verminister+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 3.9 → Bracket 2
Speed77Mana base75Threats74

0.9 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.6 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,Espers to Magicite,Fake Your Own Death
Graveyard/Reanimator11 cards

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

Evil Reawakened,Faithless Looting,Ghitu Chronicler,Grim Discovery,Laughing Mad
Stompy / Big Mana10 cards

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

Archfiend of Depravity,Caldera Pyremaw,Hill Gigas,Kefka, Dancing Mad,Sandworm

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.