Ihsan's Shade
$0.12
$0.12Legendary 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
#2699
Current Rank
#3733
Last Week
#2517
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.
Whispering Shade+56% Synergy
$0.07
Dread Shade+56% Synergy
$0.12
Misery's Shadow+56% Synergy
$0.20
Crypt Ripper+55% Synergy
$0.04
Drifting Shade+55% Synergy
$0.07
Liliana's Shade+54% Synergy
$0.07
Nantuko Shade+53% Synergy
$0.14
Deepwood Legate+51% Synergy
$0.24
Evernight Shade+50% Synergy
$0.10
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+50% Synergy
$0.11
Nirkana Revenant+49% Synergy
$6.10
Undercity Shade+47% Synergy
$0.10
Author of Shadows+46% Synergy
$0.37
Bubbling Muck+30% Synergy
$4.87
Defile+11% Synergy
$1.04
Sign in Blood+11% Synergy
$2.42
Phyrexian Arena+10% Synergy
$3.85
Crypt Ghast+4% Synergy
$13.42
Dark Ritual-4% Synergy
$4.24
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence-1% Synergy
$21.85
Ancient Tomb-7% Synergy
$98.84
Demonic Tutor-10% Synergy
$56.74
Vampiric Tutor-11% Synergy
$61.04
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+42% Synergy
$0.18
Darkling Stalker+41% Synergy
$0.07
Thirsting Shade+41% Synergy
$0.04
Nakaya Shade+41% Synergy
$0.15
Perilous Shadow+40% Synergy
$0.05
Skyclave Shade+37% Synergy
$0.13
Hoar Shade+35% Synergy
$0.11
Nightwing Shade+35% Synergy
$0.09
Tattered Apparition+33% Synergy
$0.03
Fetid Horror+32% Synergy
$0.11
Gateway Shade+31% Synergy
$0.10
Slithering Shade+28% Synergy
$0.06
Magus of the Coffers+27% Synergy
$4.69
Veiled Shade+27% Synergy
$0.03
Black Knight+24% Synergy
$0.19
Ichor Shade+22% Synergy
$0.05
Zof Shade+21% Synergy
$0.03
Chilling Shade+20% Synergy
$0.17
Knight of Stromgald+18% Synergy
$0.43
Filth+15% Synergy
$10.71
Mire Shade+15% Synergy
$0.18
Stromgald Crusader+14% Synergy
$0.50
Knight of Infamy+14% Synergy
$0.16
Burnished Hart+13% Synergy
$0.20
Nightmare+12% Synergy
$0.14
Stromgald Cabal+12% Synergy
$0.76
Dread Presence+11% Synergy
$2.98
Marauding Knight+11% Synergy
$0.63
Western Paladin+11% Synergy
$0.45
Order of the Ebon Hand+11% Synergy
$0.21
Paragon of Open Graves+10% Synergy
$0.29
Knight of Malice+10% Synergy
$0.16
Knight of Dusk's Shadow+9% Synergy
$0.10
Blacklance Paragon+9% Synergy
$0.29
Adaptive Automaton+8% Synergy
$0.62
Exsanguinator Cavalry+8% Synergy
$2.99
Knight of Dusk+8% Synergy
$0.47
Foulmire Knight+7% Synergy
$0.20
Smitten Swordmaster+7% Synergy
$0.17
Phyrexian Crusader+6% Synergy
$5.04
Forsworn Paladin+6% Synergy
$0.23
Hypnotic Specter+5% Synergy
$1.35
Ascendant Evincar+5% Synergy
$3.17
Royal Assassin+4% Synergy
$0.39
Murderous Rider+2% Synergy
$0.39
Midnight Reaper0% Synergy
$0.18
Solemn Simulacrum-3% Synergy
$0.25
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$1.00
Dauthi Voidwalker-9% Synergy
$4.51
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-21% Synergy
$2.23
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ihsan's Shade safe.
Doom Blade+27% Synergy
$0.21
Tendrils of Corruption+27% Synergy
$0.10
Tainted Strike+22% Synergy
$1.88
Shade's Breath+17% Synergy
$0.30
Terror+15% Synergy
$0.10
Go for the Throat+13% Synergy
$0.53
Murder+12% Synergy
$0.05
Darkness+12% Synergy
$22.90
Blood Pact+10% Synergy
$0.13
Infernal Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.14
Cast Down+8% Synergy
$0.37
Stinging Study+7% Synergy
$5.92
Songs of the Damned+6% Synergy
$2.98
Drag to the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.08
Alesha's Legacy+6% Synergy
$0.07
Soul Rend+6% Synergy
$0.35
Dark Banishing+5% Synergy
$0.12
Execute+5% Synergy
$0.18
Pack's Disdain+5% Synergy
$0.16
Noxious Grasp+5% Synergy
$0.07
Bitter Triumph+3% Synergy
$0.76
Sudden Spoiling+1% Synergy
$5.32
Hero's Downfall+1% Synergy
$0.09
Withering Boon+1% Synergy
$7.79
Baleful Mastery-4% Synergy
$4.93
Cabal Ritual-6% Synergy
$10.31
Dismember-6% Synergy
$5.21
Consuming Corruption-7% Synergy
$0.45
Culling the Weak-8% Synergy
$11.65
Snuff Out-8% Synergy
$11.77
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$4.43
Withering Torment-13% Synergy
$3.95
Tragic Slip-14% Synergy
$0.15
Deadly Rollick-16% Synergy
$21.82
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$8.92
Imp's Mischief-17% Synergy
$4.33
Deadly Dispute-18% Synergy
$0.27
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+23% Synergy
$0.22
Consume Spirit+20% Synergy
$0.32
Corrupt+17% Synergy
$0.09
In Garruk's Wake+15% Synergy
$1.38
Crippling Fear+15% Synergy
$2.77
Mutilate+13% Synergy
$1.85
Kindred Dominance+13% Synergy
$10.19
Ambition's Cost+13% Synergy
$0.25
Diabolic Tutor+12% Synergy
$1.86
Profane Command+12% Synergy
$0.33
Drain Life+12% Synergy
$0.25
Night's Whisper+11% Synergy
$0.20
Exsanguinate+11% Synergy
$0.32
Patriarch's Bidding+10% Synergy
$3.21
Virtue's Ruin+9% Synergy
$1.35
Rite of Consumption+7% Synergy
$4.32
Raise Dead+5% Synergy
$0.20
Deathmark+5% Synergy
$0.10
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.24
Pact of the Serpent+4% Synergy
$0.38
Haunting Voyage+4% Synergy
$0.32
Evil Reawakened+4% Synergy
$0.09
Ancient Craving+3% Synergy
$0.26
Dark Petition+1% Synergy
$3.46
Damnation0% Synergy
$18.65
Syphon Mind-3% Synergy
$0.38
Torment of Hailfire-4% Synergy
$24.46
Grim Tutor-5% Synergy
$25.19
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.19
Victimize-16% Synergy
$0.48
Reanimate-28% Synergy
$6.36
Toxic Deluge-28% Synergy
$7.07
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Lashwrithe+38% Synergy
$0.77
Nightmare Lash+34% Synergy
$3.63
Blackblade Reforged+31% Synergy
$1.99
Strata Scythe+27% Synergy
$0.69
Vanquisher's Banner+20% Synergy
$3.60
Loxodon Warhammer+15% Synergy
$2.58
Sword of the Animist+13% Synergy
$6.35
Ring of Xathrid+13% Synergy
$0.57
Distorting Lens+13% Synergy
$0.61
Herald's Horn+11% Synergy
$3.67
Vorpal Sword+11% Synergy
$2.06
Hall of Triumph+11% Synergy
$0.40
Whispersilk Cloak+10% Synergy
$2.62
Urza's Incubator+10% Synergy
$16.94
Door of Destinies+10% Synergy
$10.41
Whip of Erebos+9% Synergy
$5.13
Icon of Ancestry+9% Synergy
$0.36
Obelisk of Urd+9% Synergy
$3.58
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$0.21
Sword of Hearth and Home+7% Synergy
$18.22
Skeleton Key+7% Synergy
$0.23
Dark Knight's Greatsword+7% Synergy
$0.06
Sanctuary Blade+7% Synergy
$0.33
Fireshrieker+6% Synergy
$0.18
Sword of Vengeance+5% Synergy
$0.85
Heirloom Blade+5% Synergy
$0.11
Bontu's Monument+4% Synergy
$8.79
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.44
Sword of Feast and Famine+4% Synergy
$37.16
Banner of Kinship+4% Synergy
$7.70
Grafted Exoskeleton+4% Synergy
$5.46
Pact Weapon+3% Synergy
$2.53
Darksteel Plate+3% Synergy
$5.12
Trailblazer's Boots+3% Synergy
$2.46
Expedition Map+2% Synergy
$0.73
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$41.30
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$40.10
Mithril Coat-1% Synergy
$23.87
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.64
Lightning Greaves-20% Synergy
$4.36
Jet Medallion-23% Synergy
$10.02
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Ihsan's Shade's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Shade's Form+42% Synergy
$0.23
Bad Moon+32% Synergy
$1.67
Dauthi Embrace+26% Synergy
$2.23
Cover of Darkness+25% Synergy
$12.92
Intimidation+23% Synergy
$0.66
Greed+16% Synergy
$0.36
Phyresis+15% Synergy
$1.34
Grasping Shadows+11% Synergy
$0.11
Dragon Shadow+11% Synergy
$0.16
Eternal Thirst+10% Synergy
$0.20
Dread of Night+10% Synergy
$0.38
Underworld Connections+9% Synergy
$0.50
Gloom+9% Synergy
$0.36
Yawgmoth's Edict+8% Synergy
$0.30
Dystopia+5% Synergy
$20.89
Sleeper's Guile+5% Synergy
$0.16
Strength of Lunacy+5% Synergy
$0.33
Fear+5% Synergy
$0.16
Demonic Embrace+4% Synergy
$0.27
Dance of the Dead+3% Synergy
$14.97
Pestilence+2% Synergy
$0.48
Phyrexian Reclamation-1% Synergy
$1.23
Black Market-3% Synergy
$4.34
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$12.97
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+23% Synergy
$7.81
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+18% Synergy
$0.31
Cabal Stronghold+14% Synergy
$12.11
Accursed Duneyard+13% Synergy
$1.20
The Black Gate+8% Synergy
$13.30
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+6% Synergy
$10.04
Deserted Temple+4% Synergy
$0.92
Vesuva+4% Synergy
$3.95
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.71
Thespian's Stage+3% Synergy
$0.47
Three Tree City+2% Synergy
$24.93
Barren Moor+1% Synergy
$0.09
Lake of the Dead0% Synergy
$90.67
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$27.17
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$0.69
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.36
Crypt of Agadeem-3% Synergy
$1.09
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-3% Synergy
$33.79
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$53.21
Castle Locthwain-5% Synergy
$3.09
War Room-5% Synergy
$5.07
Spymaster's Vault-5% Synergy
$1.39
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-7% Synergy
$45.08
Bojuka Bog-9% Synergy
$0.84
Reliquary Tower-18% Synergy
$3.27
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$22.37
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gauntlet of Power+32% Synergy
$3.53
Caged Sun+28% Synergy
$3.27
Charcoal Diamond+22% Synergy
$0.29
Heraldic Banner+20% Synergy
$0.28
Extraplanar Lens+15% Synergy
$9.00
Nyx Lotus+9% Synergy
$4.68
Patchwork Banner+5% Synergy
$6.83
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.16
Throne of Eldraine+3% Synergy
$31.84
Worn Powerstone+3% Synergy
$0.28
Gilded Lotus+1% Synergy
$0.84
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$3.53
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$0.77
Mind Stone-5% Synergy
$0.23
Arcane Signet-12% Synergy
$0.35
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+16% Synergy
$0.47
Path of Ancestry+11% Synergy
$0.15
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.20
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$4.43
Swamp-16% Synergy
$0.17
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$8.92
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Ihsan's Shade.
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Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
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Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Liliana, Heretical Healer
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Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Zhang He, Wei General
Chainer, Dementia Master
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Gríma Wormtongue
Kaervek, the Punisher
Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse
Tourach, Dread Cantor
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
Asmodeus the Archfiend
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Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
Witch-king of Angmar
Erebos, God of the Dead
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Infernal Kirin
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Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
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