Ihsan's Shade
$0.09
$0.09Legendary Creature — Shade Knight
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2489
Current Rank
#2975
Last Week
#2422
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Ihsan's Shade.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Ihsan's Shade's abilities and overall game plan.
Dread Shade+56% Synergy
$0.11
Drifting Shade+56% Synergy
$0.07
Misery's Shadow+56% Synergy
$0.11
Whispering Shade+56% Synergy
$0.09
Crypt Ripper+54% Synergy
$0.09
Liliana's Shade+54% Synergy
$0.05
Nantuko Shade+54% Synergy
$0.12
Deepwood Legate+52% Synergy
$0.24
Evernight Shade+50% Synergy
$0.13
Dungeon Shade+50% Synergy
$0.10
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Ihsan's Shade decks.
Nirkana Revenant+49% Synergy
$5.53
Looming Shade+49% Synergy
$0.03
Author of Shadows+48% Synergy
$0.29
Undercity Shade+47% Synergy
$0.17
Lashwrithe+40% Synergy
$0.74
Defile+11% Synergy
$0.60
Sign in Blood+11% Synergy
$0.43
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$2.32
Crypt Ghast+2% Synergy
$13.60
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$3.35
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence+1% Synergy
$17.41
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$48.88
Vampiric Tutor-10% Synergy
$54.04
Bolas's Citadel-21% Synergy
$14.25
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Ihsan's Shade's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Nakaya Shade+44% Synergy
$0.14
Frozen Shade+42% Synergy
$0.18
Darkling Stalker+42% Synergy
$0.07
Perilous Shadow+41% Synergy
$0.02
Thirsting Shade+40% Synergy
$0.02
Skyclave Shade+38% Synergy
$0.13
Hoar Shade+36% Synergy
$0.13
Fetid Horror+33% Synergy
$0.10
Nightwing Shade+33% Synergy
$0.06
Tattered Apparition+31% Synergy
$0.03
Gateway Shade+28% Synergy
$0.08
Slithering Shade+28% Synergy
$0.07
Veiled Shade+27% Synergy
$0.03
Magus of the Coffers+26% Synergy
$4.38
Black Knight+23% Synergy
$0.17
Zof Shade+23% Synergy
$0.01
Ichor Shade+23% Synergy
$0.05
Chilling Shade+21% Synergy
$0.13
Knight of Stromgald+18% Synergy
$0.40
Filth+16% Synergy
$6.30
Mire Shade+16% Synergy
$0.18
Burnished Hart+14% Synergy
$0.09
Nightmare+14% Synergy
$0.11
Order of the Ebon Hand+12% Synergy
$0.21
Marauding Knight+12% Synergy
$0.56
Knight of Infamy+12% Synergy
$0.14
Stromgald Crusader+12% Synergy
$0.61
Dread Presence+11% Synergy
$2.31
Adaptive Automaton+11% Synergy
$0.84
Stromgald Cabal+11% Synergy
$0.69
Paragon of Open Graves+10% Synergy
$0.25
Western Paladin+10% Synergy
$0.44
Knight of Malice+10% Synergy
$0.17
Blacklance Paragon+9% Synergy
$0.22
Exsanguinator Cavalry+9% Synergy
$2.80
Knight of Dusk's Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.17
Foulmire Knight+7% Synergy
$0.17
Smitten Swordmaster+7% Synergy
$0.16
Knight of Dusk+7% Synergy
$0.48
Hypnotic Specter+6% Synergy
$1.13
Ascendant Evincar+6% Synergy
$3.02
Ayara's Oathsworn+6% Synergy
$0.30
Phyrexian Crusader+6% Synergy
$3.93
Royal Assassin+5% Synergy
$0.36
Murderous Rider+1% Synergy
$0.46
Midnight Reaper-1% Synergy
$0.25
Solemn Simulacrum-4% Synergy
$0.26
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$0.75
Syr Konrad, the Grim-13% Synergy
$0.40
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-21% Synergy
$1.03
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ihsan's Shade safe.
Doom Blade+24% Synergy
$0.19
Tendrils of Corruption+24% Synergy
$0.13
Tainted Strike+22% Synergy
$1.51
Shade's Breath+15% Synergy
$0.28
Terror+14% Synergy
$0.06
Darkness+13% Synergy
$22.62
Murder+12% Synergy
$0.03
Go for the Throat+11% Synergy
$0.74
Blood Pact+10% Synergy
$0.12
Cast Down+9% Synergy
$0.21
Stinging Study+8% Synergy
$6.17
Alesha's Legacy+8% Synergy
$0.08
Infernal Grasp+6% Synergy
$0.25
Drag to the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.09
Soul Rend+6% Synergy
$0.34
Dark Banishing+6% Synergy
$0.12
Songs of the Damned+5% Synergy
$2.38
Noxious Grasp+5% Synergy
$0.06
Bitter Triumph+3% Synergy
$2.25
Withering Boon+2% Synergy
$8.12
Sudden Spoiling+1% Synergy
$5.02
Hero's Downfall+1% Synergy
$0.10
Baleful Mastery-3% Synergy
$2.31
Dismember-6% Synergy
$5.87
Consuming Corruption-7% Synergy
$0.16
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$16.95
Cabal Ritual-8% Synergy
$13.78
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$4.83
Culling the Weak-9% Synergy
$13.86
Withering Torment-12% Synergy
$2.54
Tragic Slip-14% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Dispute-16% Synergy
$0.37
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$8.97
Deadly Rollick-17% Synergy
$18.95
Imp's Mischief-17% Synergy
$3.84
Village Rites-18% Synergy
$0.30
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Ihsan's Shade's game plan and control the board.
Bubbling Muck+27% Synergy
$4.77
Read the Bones+23% Synergy
$0.22
Consume Spirit+19% Synergy
$0.43
Corrupt+17% Synergy
$0.10
Crippling Fear+16% Synergy
$2.16
In Garruk's Wake+14% Synergy
$1.17
Mutilate+13% Synergy
$1.70
Diabolic Tutor+13% Synergy
$1.77
Kindred Dominance+13% Synergy
$8.87
Patriarch's Bidding+12% Synergy
$3.88
Profane Command+12% Synergy
$0.25
Drain Life+12% Synergy
$0.24
Exsanguinate+11% Synergy
$0.31
Ambition's Cost+11% Synergy
$0.21
Night's Whisper+9% Synergy
$0.46
Virtue's Ruin+9% Synergy
$1.17
Decree of Pain+7% Synergy
$0.19
Rite of Consumption+7% Synergy
$3.56
Evil Reawakened+5% Synergy
$0.11
Raise Dead+5% Synergy
$0.21
Deathmark+5% Synergy
$0.16
Haunting Voyage+4% Synergy
$2.22
Ancient Craving+3% Synergy
$0.30
Pact of the Serpent+3% Synergy
$0.32
Damnation+1% Synergy
$19.28
Dark Petition+1% Synergy
$2.26
Syphon Mind-2% Synergy
$0.49
Torment of Hailfire-3% Synergy
$25.12
Grim Tutor-4% Synergy
$21.91
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.22
Blasphemous Edict-12% Synergy
$4.95
Victimize-16% Synergy
$0.48
Reanimate-28% Synergy
$5.34
Toxic Deluge-28% Synergy
$5.95
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blackblade Reforged+33% Synergy
$2.12
Nightmare Lash+33% Synergy
$2.94
Strata Scythe+26% Synergy
$0.76
Vanquisher's Banner+21% Synergy
$2.96
Loxodon Warhammer+16% Synergy
$1.54
Sword of the Animist+15% Synergy
$5.30
Vorpal Sword+12% Synergy
$1.12
Ring of Xathrid+12% Synergy
$0.54
Distorting Lens+12% Synergy
$0.59
Whispersilk Cloak+11% Synergy
$2.20
Herald's Horn+11% Synergy
$3.53
Urza's Incubator+11% Synergy
$12.60
Hall of Triumph+11% Synergy
$0.39
Whip of Erebos+9% Synergy
$6.19
Door of Destinies+9% Synergy
$6.83
Sword of Hearth and Home+9% Synergy
$17.06
Wayfarer's Bauble+8% Synergy
$0.21
Icon of Ancestry+8% Synergy
$0.34
Obelisk of Urd+8% Synergy
$2.61
Mask of Griselbrand+6% Synergy
$0.35
Dark Knight's Greatsword+6% Synergy
$0.08
Sanctuary Blade+6% Synergy
$0.26
Skeleton Key+6% Synergy
$0.17
Ninja's Blades+6% Synergy
$0.48
Fireshrieker+5% Synergy
$0.28
Pact Weapon+5% Synergy
$1.90
Grafted Exoskeleton+5% Synergy
$5.44
Sword of Light and Shadow+5% Synergy
$11.49
Sword of Feast and Famine+4% Synergy
$32.42
Bontu's Monument+3% Synergy
$5.57
Expedition Map+3% Synergy
$1.05
Commander's Plate+1% Synergy
$37.23
Shadowspear+1% Synergy
$36.91
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.22
Lightning Greaves-17% Synergy
$4.32
Jet Medallion-24% Synergy
$7.50
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Ihsan's Shade's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Shade's Form+40% Synergy
$0.26
Bad Moon+28% Synergy
$2.10
Dauthi Embrace+25% Synergy
$2.60
Cover of Darkness+23% Synergy
$10.92
Intimidation+20% Synergy
$0.66
Greed+18% Synergy
$0.23
Phyresis+13% Synergy
$1.31
Grasping Shadows+11% Synergy
$0.08
Eternal Thirst+9% Synergy
$0.14
Gloom+9% Synergy
$0.35
Dread of Night+9% Synergy
$0.33
Underworld Connections+8% Synergy
$0.37
Dragon Shadow+8% Synergy
$0.20
Yawgmoth's Edict+8% Synergy
$0.32
Fear+5% Synergy
$0.20
Demonic Embrace+4% Synergy
$0.22
Dance of the Dead+3% Synergy
$14.69
Pestilence+3% Synergy
$0.59
Oubliette+2% Synergy
$1.27
Phyrexian Reclamation+1% Synergy
$3.20
Black Market-3% Synergy
$3.33
Animate Dead-6% Synergy
$7.52
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$11.95
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Ihsan's Shade to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+23% Synergy
$5.21
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+16% Synergy
$0.31
Accursed Duneyard+16% Synergy
$2.26
Cabal Stronghold+13% Synergy
$11.65
The Black Gate+9% Synergy
$8.97
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+6% Synergy
$8.09
Deserted Temple+5% Synergy
$1.27
Vesuva+5% Synergy
$3.90
Leechridden Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.29
Three Tree City+4% Synergy
$18.31
Thespian's Stage+3% Synergy
$0.52
Barren Moor+1% Synergy
$0.13
Cabal Coffers-3% Synergy
$23.13
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$1.12
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.27
Crypt of Agadeem-4% Synergy
$2.94
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$25.46
Spymaster's Vault-4% Synergy
$1.14
Castle Locthwain-5% Synergy
$3.65
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$48.67
War Room-6% Synergy
$3.04
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-8% Synergy
$39.21
Bojuka Bog-10% Synergy
$0.94
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$18.67
Reliquary Tower-19% Synergy
$2.03
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gauntlet of Power+33% Synergy
$3.62
Caged Sun+27% Synergy
$3.55
Charcoal Diamond+21% Synergy
$0.20
Heraldic Banner+20% Synergy
$0.25
Extraplanar Lens+13% Synergy
$8.66
Nyx Lotus+10% Synergy
$5.28
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.16
Patchwork Banner+5% Synergy
$4.96
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.23
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.60
Throne of Eldraine0% Synergy
$23.24
Gilded Lotus-1% Synergy
$1.09
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.06
Mind Stone-5% Synergy
$0.12
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.48
Sol Ring-15% Synergy
$1.48
Lands
The mana base foundation for Ihsan's Shade decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Snow-Covered Swamp+15% Synergy
$0.41
Path of Ancestry+10% Synergy
$0.16
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.17
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$4.83
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$8.97
Swamp-17% Synergy
$0.06
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Ihsan's Shade.
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Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
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