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Ihsan's Shade
Price tag $0.12

Legendary CreatureShade Knight

Magic color symbol for B
Mono-Black

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Decent Pick Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.

Ranking

#2699 Current Rank
#3733 Last Week
#2517 Last Month

Videos

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.

Whispering Shade Whispering Shade
+56% Synergy $0.07
Dread Shade Dread Shade
+56% Synergy $0.12
Misery's Shadow Misery's Shadow
+56% Synergy $0.20
Crypt Ripper Crypt Ripper
+55% Synergy $0.04
Drifting Shade Drifting Shade
+55% Synergy $0.07
Liliana's Shade Liliana's Shade
+54% Synergy $0.07
Nantuko Shade Nantuko Shade
+53% Synergy $0.14
Deepwood Legate Deepwood Legate
+51% Synergy $0.24
Evernight Shade Evernight Shade
+50% Synergy $0.10
Looming Shade Looming Shade
+50% Synergy $0.03

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Ihsan's Shade decks.

Dungeon Shade Dungeon Shade
+50% Synergy $0.11
Nirkana Revenant Nirkana Revenant
+49% Synergy $6.10
Undercity Shade Undercity Shade
+47% Synergy $0.10
Author of Shadows Author of Shadows
+46% Synergy $0.37
Bubbling Muck Bubbling Muck
+30% Synergy $4.87
Defile Defile
+11% Synergy $1.04
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
+11% Synergy $2.42
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
+10% Synergy $3.85
Crypt Ghast Crypt Ghast
+4% Synergy $13.42
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-4% Synergy $4.24

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Necropotence Necropotence
-1% Synergy $21.85
Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb
-7% Synergy $98.84
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-10% Synergy $56.74
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-11% Synergy $61.04
Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel
-21% Synergy $12.61

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Ihsan's Shade's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Frozen Shade Frozen Shade
+42% Synergy $0.18
Darkling Stalker Darkling Stalker
+41% Synergy $0.07
Thirsting Shade Thirsting Shade
+41% Synergy $0.04
Nakaya Shade Nakaya Shade
+41% Synergy $0.15
Perilous Shadow Perilous Shadow
+40% Synergy $0.05
Skyclave Shade Skyclave Shade
+37% Synergy $0.13
Hoar Shade Hoar Shade
+35% Synergy $0.11
Nightwing Shade Nightwing Shade
+35% Synergy $0.09
Tattered Apparition Tattered Apparition
+33% Synergy $0.03
Fetid Horror Fetid Horror
+32% Synergy $0.11
Gateway Shade Gateway Shade
+31% Synergy $0.10
Slithering Shade Slithering Shade
+28% Synergy $0.06
Magus of the Coffers Magus of the Coffers
+27% Synergy $4.69
Veiled Shade Veiled Shade
+27% Synergy $0.03
Black Knight Black Knight
+24% Synergy $0.19
Ichor Shade Ichor Shade
+22% Synergy $0.05
Zof Shade Zof Shade
+21% Synergy $0.03
Chilling Shade Chilling Shade
+20% Synergy $0.17
Knight of Stromgald Knight of Stromgald
+18% Synergy $0.43
Filth Filth
+15% Synergy $10.71
Mire Shade Mire Shade
+15% Synergy $0.18
Stromgald Crusader Stromgald Crusader
+14% Synergy $0.50
Knight of Infamy Knight of Infamy
+14% Synergy $0.16
Burnished Hart Burnished Hart
+13% Synergy $0.20
Nightmare Nightmare
+12% Synergy $0.14
Stromgald Cabal Stromgald Cabal
+12% Synergy $0.76
Dread Presence Dread Presence
+11% Synergy $2.98
Marauding Knight Marauding Knight
+11% Synergy $0.63
Western Paladin Western Paladin
+11% Synergy $0.45
Order of the Ebon Hand Order of the Ebon Hand
+11% Synergy $0.21
Paragon of Open Graves Paragon of Open Graves
+10% Synergy $0.29
Knight of Malice Knight of Malice
+10% Synergy $0.16
Knight of Dusk's Shadow Knight of Dusk's Shadow
+9% Synergy $0.10
Blacklance Paragon Blacklance Paragon
+9% Synergy $0.29
Adaptive Automaton Adaptive Automaton
+8% Synergy $0.62
Exsanguinator Cavalry Exsanguinator Cavalry
+8% Synergy $2.99
Knight of Dusk Knight of Dusk
+8% Synergy $0.47
Foulmire Knight Foulmire Knight
+7% Synergy $0.20
Smitten Swordmaster Smitten Swordmaster
+7% Synergy $0.17
Phyrexian Crusader Phyrexian Crusader
+6% Synergy $5.04
Forsworn Paladin Forsworn Paladin
+6% Synergy $0.23
Hypnotic Specter Hypnotic Specter
+5% Synergy $1.35
Ascendant Evincar Ascendant Evincar
+5% Synergy $3.17
Royal Assassin Royal Assassin
+4% Synergy $0.39
Murderous Rider Murderous Rider
+2% Synergy $0.39
Midnight Reaper Midnight Reaper
0% Synergy $0.18
Solemn Simulacrum Solemn Simulacrum
-3% Synergy $0.25
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
-4% Synergy $1.00
Dauthi Voidwalker Dauthi Voidwalker
-9% Synergy $4.51
Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel
-21% Synergy $2.23

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ihsan's Shade safe.

Doom Blade Doom Blade
+27% Synergy $0.21
Tendrils of Corruption Tendrils of Corruption
+27% Synergy $0.10
Tainted Strike Tainted Strike
+22% Synergy $1.88
Shade's Breath Shade's Breath
+17% Synergy $0.30
Terror Terror
+15% Synergy $0.10
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+13% Synergy $0.53
Murder Murder
+12% Synergy $0.05
Darkness Darkness
+12% Synergy $22.90
Blood Pact Blood Pact
+10% Synergy $0.13
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
+8% Synergy $0.14
Cast Down Cast Down
+8% Synergy $0.37
Stinging Study Stinging Study
+7% Synergy $5.92
Songs of the Damned Songs of the Damned
+6% Synergy $2.98
Drag to the Underworld Drag to the Underworld
+6% Synergy $0.08
Alesha's Legacy Alesha's Legacy
+6% Synergy $0.07
Soul Rend Soul Rend
+6% Synergy $0.35
Dark Banishing Dark Banishing
+5% Synergy $0.12
Execute Execute
+5% Synergy $0.18
Pack's Disdain Pack's Disdain
+5% Synergy $0.16
Noxious Grasp Noxious Grasp
+5% Synergy $0.07
Bitter Triumph Bitter Triumph
+3% Synergy $0.76
Sudden Spoiling Sudden Spoiling
+1% Synergy $5.32
Hero's Downfall Hero's Downfall
+1% Synergy $0.09
Withering Boon Withering Boon
+1% Synergy $7.79
Baleful Mastery Baleful Mastery
-4% Synergy $4.93
Cabal Ritual Cabal Ritual
-6% Synergy $10.31
Dismember Dismember
-6% Synergy $5.21
Consuming Corruption Consuming Corruption
-7% Synergy $0.45
Culling the Weak Culling the Weak
-8% Synergy $11.65
Snuff Out Snuff Out
-8% Synergy $11.77
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-10% Synergy $4.43
Withering Torment Withering Torment
-13% Synergy $3.95
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
-14% Synergy $0.15
Deadly Rollick Deadly Rollick
-16% Synergy $21.82
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-16% Synergy $8.92
Imp's Mischief Imp's Mischief
-17% Synergy $4.33
Deadly Dispute Deadly Dispute
-18% Synergy $0.27
Village Rites Village Rites
-19% Synergy $0.25

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Ihsan's Shade's game plan and control the board.

Read the Bones Read the Bones
+23% Synergy $0.22
Consume Spirit Consume Spirit
+20% Synergy $0.32
Corrupt Corrupt
+17% Synergy $0.09
In Garruk's Wake In Garruk's Wake
+15% Synergy $1.38
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+15% Synergy $2.77
Mutilate Mutilate
+13% Synergy $1.85
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+13% Synergy $10.19
Ambition's Cost Ambition's Cost
+13% Synergy $0.25
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
+12% Synergy $1.86
Profane Command Profane Command
+12% Synergy $0.33
Drain Life Drain Life
+12% Synergy $0.25
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
+11% Synergy $0.20
Exsanguinate Exsanguinate
+11% Synergy $0.32
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+10% Synergy $3.21
Virtue's Ruin Virtue's Ruin
+9% Synergy $1.35
Rite of Consumption Rite of Consumption
+7% Synergy $4.32
Raise Dead Raise Dead
+5% Synergy $0.20
Deathmark Deathmark
+5% Synergy $0.10
Decree of Pain Decree of Pain
+4% Synergy $0.24
Pact of the Serpent Pact of the Serpent
+4% Synergy $0.38
Haunting Voyage Haunting Voyage
+4% Synergy $0.32
Evil Reawakened Evil Reawakened
+4% Synergy $0.09
Ancient Craving Ancient Craving
+3% Synergy $0.26
Dark Petition Dark Petition
+1% Synergy $3.46
Damnation Damnation
0% Synergy $18.65
Syphon Mind Syphon Mind
-3% Synergy $0.38
Torment of Hailfire Torment of Hailfire
-4% Synergy $24.46
Grim Tutor Grim Tutor
-5% Synergy $25.19
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
-10% Synergy $0.19
Victimize Victimize
-16% Synergy $0.48
Reanimate Reanimate
-28% Synergy $6.36
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
-28% Synergy $7.07

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Lashwrithe Lashwrithe
+38% Synergy $0.77
Nightmare Lash Nightmare Lash
+34% Synergy $3.63
Blackblade Reforged Blackblade Reforged
+31% Synergy $1.99
Strata Scythe Strata Scythe
+27% Synergy $0.69
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+20% Synergy $3.60
Loxodon Warhammer Loxodon Warhammer
+15% Synergy $2.58
Sword of the Animist Sword of the Animist
+13% Synergy $6.35
Ring of Xathrid Ring of Xathrid
+13% Synergy $0.57
Distorting Lens Distorting Lens
+13% Synergy $0.61
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+11% Synergy $3.67
Vorpal Sword Vorpal Sword
+11% Synergy $2.06
Hall of Triumph Hall of Triumph
+11% Synergy $0.40
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+10% Synergy $2.62
Urza's Incubator Urza's Incubator
+10% Synergy $16.94
Door of Destinies Door of Destinies
+10% Synergy $10.41
Whip of Erebos Whip of Erebos
+9% Synergy $5.13
Icon of Ancestry Icon of Ancestry
+9% Synergy $0.36
Obelisk of Urd Obelisk of Urd
+9% Synergy $3.58
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
+7% Synergy $0.21
Sword of Hearth and Home Sword of Hearth and Home
+7% Synergy $18.22
Skeleton Key Skeleton Key
+7% Synergy $0.23
Dark Knight's Greatsword Dark Knight's Greatsword
+7% Synergy $0.06
Sanctuary Blade Sanctuary Blade
+7% Synergy $0.33
Fireshrieker Fireshrieker
+6% Synergy $0.18
Sword of Vengeance Sword of Vengeance
+5% Synergy $0.85
Heirloom Blade Heirloom Blade
+5% Synergy $0.11
Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
+4% Synergy $8.79
Mask of Griselbrand Mask of Griselbrand
+4% Synergy $0.44
Sword of Feast and Famine Sword of Feast and Famine
+4% Synergy $37.16
Banner of Kinship Banner of Kinship
+4% Synergy $7.70
Grafted Exoskeleton Grafted Exoskeleton
+4% Synergy $5.46
Pact Weapon Pact Weapon
+3% Synergy $2.53
Darksteel Plate Darksteel Plate
+3% Synergy $5.12
Trailblazer's Boots Trailblazer's Boots
+3% Synergy $2.46
Expedition Map Expedition Map
+2% Synergy $0.73
Shadowspear Shadowspear
+2% Synergy $41.30
Commander's Plate Commander's Plate
0% Synergy $40.10
Mithril Coat Mithril Coat
-1% Synergy $23.87
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-13% Synergy $1.64
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-20% Synergy $4.36
Jet Medallion Jet Medallion
-23% Synergy $10.02

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Ihsan's Shade's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Shade's Form Shade's Form
+42% Synergy $0.23
Bad Moon Bad Moon
+32% Synergy $1.67
Dauthi Embrace Dauthi Embrace
+26% Synergy $2.23
Cover of Darkness Cover of Darkness
+25% Synergy $12.92
Intimidation Intimidation
+23% Synergy $0.66
Greed Greed
+16% Synergy $0.36
Phyresis Phyresis
+15% Synergy $1.34
Grasping Shadows Shadows' Lair Grasping Shadows
+11% Synergy $0.11
Dragon Shadow Dragon Shadow
+11% Synergy $0.16
Eternal Thirst Eternal Thirst
+10% Synergy $0.20
Dread of Night Dread of Night
+10% Synergy $0.38
Underworld Connections Underworld Connections
+9% Synergy $0.50
Gloom Gloom
+9% Synergy $0.36
Yawgmoth's Edict Yawgmoth's Edict
+8% Synergy $0.30
Dystopia Dystopia
+5% Synergy $20.89
Sleeper's Guile Sleeper's Guile
+5% Synergy $0.16
Strength of Lunacy Strength of Lunacy
+5% Synergy $0.33
Fear Fear
+5% Synergy $0.16
Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace
+4% Synergy $0.27
Dance of the Dead Dance of the Dead
+3% Synergy $14.97
Pestilence Pestilence
+2% Synergy $0.48
Phyrexian Reclamation Phyrexian Reclamation
-1% Synergy $1.23
Black Market Black Market
-3% Synergy $4.34
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
-7% Synergy $12.97
Animate Dead Animate Dead
-7% Synergy $8.01

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Ihsan's Shade to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Liliana of the Dark Realms Liliana of the Dark Realms
+23% Synergy $7.81

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+18% Synergy $0.31
Cabal Stronghold Cabal Stronghold
+14% Synergy $12.11
Accursed Duneyard Accursed Duneyard
+13% Synergy $1.20
The Black Gate The Black Gate
+8% Synergy $13.30
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
+6% Synergy $10.04
Deserted Temple Deserted Temple
+4% Synergy $0.92
Vesuva Vesuva
+4% Synergy $3.95
Leechridden Swamp Leechridden Swamp
+4% Synergy $0.71
Thespian's Stage Thespian's Stage
+3% Synergy $0.47
Three Tree City Three Tree City
+2% Synergy $24.93
Barren Moor Barren Moor
+1% Synergy $0.09
Lake of the Dead Lake of the Dead
0% Synergy $90.67
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
-1% Synergy $27.17
Witch's Cottage Witch's Cottage
-3% Synergy $0.69
Mortuary Mire Mortuary Mire
-3% Synergy $0.36
Crypt of Agadeem Crypt of Agadeem
-3% Synergy $1.09
Shizo, Death's Storehouse Shizo, Death's Storehouse
-3% Synergy $33.79
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-4% Synergy $53.21
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
-5% Synergy $3.09
War Room War Room
-5% Synergy $5.07
Spymaster's Vault Spymaster's Vault
-5% Synergy $1.39
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
-7% Synergy $45.08
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
-9% Synergy $0.84
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-18% Synergy $3.27
Phyrexian Tower Phyrexian Tower
-18% Synergy $22.37

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Gauntlet of Power Gauntlet of Power
+32% Synergy $3.53
Caged Sun Caged Sun
+28% Synergy $3.27
Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
+22% Synergy $0.29
Heraldic Banner Heraldic Banner
+20% Synergy $0.28
Extraplanar Lens Extraplanar Lens
+15% Synergy $9.00
Nyx Lotus Nyx Lotus
+9% Synergy $4.68
Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+5% Synergy $6.83
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+4% Synergy $0.16
Throne of Eldraine Throne of Eldraine
+3% Synergy $31.84
Worn Powerstone Worn Powerstone
+3% Synergy $0.28
Gilded Lotus Gilded Lotus
+1% Synergy $0.84
Thran Dynamo Thran Dynamo
0% Synergy $3.53
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
-4% Synergy $0.77
Mind Stone Mind Stone
-5% Synergy $0.23
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-12% Synergy $0.35
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-14% Synergy $1.05

Lands

The mana base foundation for Ihsan's Shade decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Snow-Covered Swamp Snow-Covered Swamp
+16% Synergy $0.47
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+11% Synergy $0.15
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+2% Synergy $0.20
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-10% Synergy $4.43
Swamp Swamp
-16% Synergy $0.17
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-16% Synergy $8.92

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