Art: Paul Scott Canavan · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Shabraz, the Skyshark

Legendary Creature — Shark Bird · from $3.02

Partner with Brallin, Skyshark Rider Flying Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz and you gain 1 life. {W/U}: Target Human gains flying until end of turn.

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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

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	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	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
12	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
13	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
14	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
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	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
33	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
34	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
35	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
36	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
37	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
38	Hallowed Fountain	Land	0	$6.97
39	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
40	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
41	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
42	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
43	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
44	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
45	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
46	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
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	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
51	Glacial Fortress	Land	0	$0.21
52	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
53	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
54	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
55	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
56	Prairie Stream	Land	0	$0.19
57	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
58	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
59	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
60	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
61	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
62	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
63	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
64	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
67	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
68	Talisman of Progress	Artifact	2	$0.25
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Adarkar Wastes	Land	0	$0.34
71	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
72	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
73	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
74	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
75	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
76	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
77	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
78	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
79	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
80	Sea of Clouds	Land	0	$19.56
81	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
82	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
83	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
84	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
85	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
86	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
87	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
88	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
89	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
90	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
91	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
92	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
93	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
94	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
95	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
96	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
97	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
98	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
99	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
100	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81

Curve of these staples

Combos with Shabraz, the Skyshark

The 10 most popular of 25 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Drogskol Reaver + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Mind Over Matter + Shabraz, the Skyshark + Sphinx of the Revelation
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite looting · Near-infinite untap of permanents you control · Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Near-infinite energy counters
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Benthic Biomancer + Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Benthic Biomancer + Cleric Class + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archangel of Thune + Benthic Biomancer + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Famished Paladin + Hard Cover + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite looting · Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinitely large creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Benthic Biomancer + Shabraz, the Skyshark + Sunbond
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Benthic Biomancer + Light of Promise + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Mind Over Matter + O'aka, Traveling Merchant + Shabraz, the Skyshark
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite lifegain
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

2 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

4th of 26 — ETB Newmarket - cEDH Tournament Septemper on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 3–3–0 · with Brallin, Skyshark Rider · by Andy Davis
9th of 16 — Laughing Dragon Weekly Bronze Tournament 05/29 on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 0–1–1 · with Brallin, Skyshark Rider · by Ruby Paige

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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.

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