Art: Tetsuya Nomura · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Legendary Creature — Human Ninja · from $3.02

Commander ninjutsu {U}{B} ({U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand or the command zone tapped and attacking.) Whenever a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. Each opponent loses life equal to that card's mana value.

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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	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

Most played with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

The 25 most-played cards in 123 settled top-16 lists running Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Changeling Outcast	100% · 123 of 123	25
2	Command Tower	99% · 122 of 123	25
3	Island	98% · 121 of 123	24
4	Ornithopter	98% · 120 of 123	24
5	Mothdust Changeling	96% · 118 of 123	24
6	Thousand-Faced Shadow	96% · 118 of 123	24
7	Prosperous Thief	95% · 117 of 123	25
8	Ingenious Infiltrator	93% · 114 of 123	24
9	Swamp	93% · 114 of 123	22
10	Mistblade Shinobi	90% · 111 of 123	21
11	Brainstorm	89% · 110 of 123	21
12	Commandeer	89% · 109 of 123	23
13	Watery Grave	89% · 109 of 123	23
14	Demonic Consultation	88% · 108 of 123	23
15	Mystical Tutor	88% · 108 of 123	23
16	Thassa's Oracle	88% · 108 of 123	23
17	Dark Ritual	87% · 107 of 123	24
18	Flare of Denial	86% · 106 of 123	22
19	Deadly Rollick	85% · 105 of 123	23
20	Temporal Trespass	85% · 105 of 123	22
21	Mindbreak Trap	85% · 104 of 123	22
22	Moon-Circuit Hacker	85% · 104 of 123	24
23	Mystic Remora	85% · 104 of 123	23
24	Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn	85% · 104 of 123	21
25	Vampiric Tutor	85% · 104 of 123	21

Combos with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

4 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

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
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Great Whale + Thousand-Faced Shadow + Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Infinite combat damage to one opponent · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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Palinchron + 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
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Palinchron + Thousand-Faced Shadow + Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Infinite combat damage to one opponent · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 136 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

14th of 16 — cEDH ITALY - One Shot Night on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Giovanni
3rd of 22 — Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Benedikt Rieger
5th of 16 — Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–0–4 · by Julien Vlaminck
7th of 54 — Mortal-Kraumbat on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–2–2 · by Tyler Berger
15th of 22 — Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Sebbeth
16th of 22 — Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Andreas Straßinger
5th of 20 — Dabbers cEDH Tournament: Reality Fracture on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Winston Zeng
7th of 119 — BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 4–2–0 · by Michael R Bauman

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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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