Art: Doug Kovacs · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue · from $9.47

Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

52 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
36	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
37	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
38	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
39	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
43	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
47	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
48	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
49	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
50	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
51	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
52	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
53	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
54	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
55	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
56	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
57	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
58	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
59	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
60	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
70	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
71	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
72	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
73	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
74	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
75	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
76	Vault of Champions	Land	0	$16.60
77	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
78	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
79	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
80	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
81	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
82	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
83	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
84	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
85	Orzhov Signet	Artifact	2	$0.33
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
90	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
91	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
92	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
93	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
94	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
95	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

The 25 most-played cards in 36 settled top-16 lists running Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 21, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Silence	100% · 36 of 36	3
2	Sol Ring	100% · 36 of 36	3
3	Ancient Tomb	97% · 35 of 36	3
4	Chrome Mox	97% · 35 of 36	3
5	Command Tower	97% · 35 of 36	3
6	Dark Ritual	97% · 35 of 36	3
7	Demonic Tutor	97% · 35 of 36	3
8	Enlightened Tutor	97% · 35 of 36	3
9	Gemstone Caverns	97% · 35 of 36	3
10	Lotus Petal	97% · 35 of 36	3
11	Mana Vault	97% · 35 of 36	3
12	Mox Amber	97% · 35 of 36	3
13	Mox Diamond	97% · 35 of 36	3
14	Mox Opal	97% · 35 of 36	3
15	Scrubland	97% · 35 of 36	3
16	Arcane Signet	94% · 34 of 36	2
17	Vampiric Tutor	94% · 34 of 36	3
18	Esper Sentinel	92% · 33 of 36	3
19	Flooded Strand	92% · 33 of 36	3
20	Imperial Seal	92% · 33 of 36	3
21	Marsh Flats	92% · 33 of 36	3
22	Polluted Delta	92% · 33 of 36	3
23	Ranger-Captain of Eos	92% · 33 of 36	3
24	Diabolic Intent	89% · 32 of 36	3
25	Godless Shrine	89% · 32 of 36	3

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 40 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

5th of 24 — Magic Stronghold cEDH Tuesday on Topdeck.ggOct 7, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by brandon
16th of 21 — Deutzer Dungeon Derby - CBG mini tournament series - p6 on Topdeck.ggOct 6, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Jona
6th of 24 — Massacre at Mimics VII: Smaug's Hoard on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Jeremiah Davis
9th of 29 — CEDH for Badlands / Mox Diamond / Gaea's Cradle @ Gameuphoria on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Jeremiah Davis
14th of 22 — CEDH Major - Win Commandfest Tickets @ Grand J Games Melbourne on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Peter Hanson
14th of 56 — Consult The Coast Win-A-Dual CEDH Tournamemt (Good Games Strathpine) on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Jonathan
16th of 26 — ETB Newmarket - cEDH Tournament Septemper on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by bruce
12th of 33 — La Competència | Brain Freeze | cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 11, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Aleix Vitoria Gracia

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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