Art: Anna Pavleeva · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Satoru Umezawa
UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja · from $0.57
Whenever you activate a ninjutsu ability, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Each creature card in your hand has ninjutsu {2}{U}{B}.
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
51 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 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 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 10 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 11 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 12 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 13 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Bojuka Bog | Land | 0 | $1.12 |
| 15 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 16 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 17 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 18 | Dark Ritual | Instant | 1 | $0.44 |
| 19 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 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 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 29 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 30 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 31 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 32 | Watery Grave | Land | 0 | $9.86 |
| 33 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 34 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 35 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 36 | Reanimate | Sorcery | 1 | $6.56 |
| 37 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 38 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 39 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 40 | Demonic Tutor | Sorcery | 2 | $62.80 |
| 41 | Toxic Deluge | Sorcery | 3 | $5.04 |
| 42 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 43 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 44 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 45 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 46 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 47 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 48 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 49 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 50 | Sunken Hollow | Land | 0 | $0.29 |
| 51 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 52 | Feed the Swarm | Sorcery | 2 | $0.19 |
| 53 | Talisman of Dominance | Artifact | 2 | $0.49 |
| 54 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 55 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 56 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 57 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 58 | Phyrexian Arena | Enchantment | 3 | $1.92 |
| 59 | Drowned Catacomb | Land | 0 | $0.50 |
| 60 | Deadly Rollick | Instant | 4 | $26.52 |
| 61 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 62 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 63 | Vampiric Tutor | Instant | 1 | $48.13 |
| 64 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 65 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 66 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 67 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 68 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 69 | Black Market Connections | Enchantment | 3 | $10.78 |
| 70 | Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | $0.57 |
| 71 | Deadly Dispute | Instant | 2 | $0.29 |
| 72 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 73 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 74 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 75 | Blood Artist | Creature | 2 | $2.78 |
| 76 | Underground River | Land | 0 | $0.51 |
| 77 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 78 | Morphic Pool | Land | 0 | $28.50 |
| 79 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 80 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 81 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 82 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 83 | Dimir Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.27 |
| 84 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 85 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 86 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 87 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 88 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
| 89 | Mystic Sanctuary | Land | 0 | $1.01 |
| 90 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 91 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 92 | Night's Whisper | Sorcery | 2 | $0.23 |
| 93 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 94 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 95 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 96 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 97 | Phyrexian Tower | Land | 0 | $29.06 |
| 98 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 99 | Fell the Profane // Fell Mire | Instant | 4 | $5.80 |
| 100 | Cabal Coffers | Land | 0 | $20.77 |
Curve of these staples
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14
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6
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Combos with Satoru Umezawa
The 10 most popular of 50 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Peregrine Drake + Satoru Umezawa + Silver-Fur Master
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Moon-Circuit Hacker + Peregrine Drake + Satoru Umezawa
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Mistblade Shinobi + Peregrine Drake + Satoru Umezawa
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Great Whale + Satoru Umezawa + Silver-Fur Master
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Great Whale + Peregrine Drake + Satoru Umezawa
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Palinchron + Satoru Umezawa + Silver-Fur Master
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Great Whale + Satoru Umezawa + Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Peregrine Drake + Satoru Umezawa + Skullsnatcher
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB
Great Whale + Moon-Circuit Hacker + Satoru Umezawa
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Great Whale + Palinchron + Satoru Umezawa
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Top finishes
One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 4th of 18 — Semanal - Arcanos Geek Bar 5.3.2026 on Topdeck.ggMar 5, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Lucas Kurbhi Coutinho
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.