Ihsan's Shade
$0.14
$0.14Legendary 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
#2713
Current Rank
#2771
Last Week
#2554
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Ihsan's Shade.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Ihsan's Shade decks.
Firdoch Core+4% Synergy
$0.27
Gathering Stone+3% Synergy
$0.66
Sinister Gnarlbark+3% Synergy
$0.45
Chronicle of Victory+1% Synergy
$23.27
Bloodline Bidding0% Synergy
$2.39
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Ihsan's Shade's abilities and overall game plan.
Whispering Shade+56% Synergy
$0.06
Dread Shade+56% Synergy
$0.15
Drifting Shade+55% Synergy
$0.06
Liliana's Shade+54% Synergy
$0.11
Crypt Ripper+54% Synergy
$0.08
Misery's Shadow+54% Synergy
$0.22
Nantuko Shade+52% Synergy
$0.14
Evernight Shade+51% Synergy
$0.13
Deepwood Legate+51% Synergy
$0.24
Nirkana Revenant+50% Synergy
$6.59
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Ihsan's Shade decks.
Looming Shade+50% Synergy
$0.03
Dungeon Shade+49% Synergy
$0.11
Undercity Shade+46% Synergy
$0.09
Author of Shadows+46% Synergy
$0.37
Bubbling Muck+33% Synergy
$3.70
Phyrexian Arena+11% Synergy
$3.69
Defile+10% Synergy
$1.26
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$2.77
Crypt Ghast+5% Synergy
$16.84
Dark Ritual-4% Synergy
$4.53
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence-1% Synergy
$22.51
Ancient Tomb-6% Synergy
$111.70
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$62.01
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$63.69
Bolas's Citadel-20% Synergy
$16.46
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Ihsan's Shade's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Darkling Stalker+42% Synergy
$0.08
Frozen Shade+42% Synergy
$0.18
Thirsting Shade+42% Synergy
$0.06
Nakaya Shade+41% Synergy
$0.15
Perilous Shadow+39% Synergy
$0.05
Skyclave Shade+36% Synergy
$0.11
Nightwing Shade+35% Synergy
$0.11
Hoar Shade+34% Synergy
$0.11
Fetid Horror+32% Synergy
$0.14
Tattered Apparition+32% Synergy
$0.03
Gateway Shade+30% Synergy
$0.12
Slithering Shade+28% Synergy
$0.06
Magus of the Coffers+27% Synergy
$4.58
Veiled Shade+27% Synergy
$0.03
Black Knight+23% Synergy
$0.17
Ichor Shade+21% Synergy
$0.05
Zof Shade+21% Synergy
$0.03
Chilling Shade+19% Synergy
$0.17
Knight of Stromgald+18% Synergy
$0.38
Filth+16% Synergy
$8.26
Mire Shade+16% Synergy
$0.19
Dread Presence+14% Synergy
$2.20
Stromgald Crusader+13% Synergy
$0.47
Knight of Infamy+13% Synergy
$0.15
Burnished Hart+12% Synergy
$0.24
Nightmare+12% Synergy
$0.12
Paragon of Open Graves+11% Synergy
$0.30
Stromgald Cabal+11% Synergy
$1.03
Adaptive Automaton+10% Synergy
$0.44
Blacklance Paragon+10% Synergy
$0.27
Marauding Knight+10% Synergy
$0.67
Knight of Dusk's Shadow+10% Synergy
$0.22
Western Paladin+10% Synergy
$0.44
Knight of Malice+10% Synergy
$0.15
Order of the Ebon Hand+9% Synergy
$0.20
Exsanguinator Cavalry+9% Synergy
$2.79
Foulmire Knight+8% Synergy
$0.25
Knight of Dusk+8% Synergy
$0.50
Order of Midnight+7% Synergy
$0.18
Smitten Swordmaster+7% Synergy
$0.20
Ascendant Evincar+6% Synergy
$3.10
Forsworn Paladin+6% Synergy
$0.35
Ayara's Oathsworn+6% Synergy
$0.35
Hypnotic Specter+5% Synergy
$1.44
Royal Assassin+4% Synergy
$0.43
Murderous Rider+2% Synergy
$0.41
Midnight Reaper-1% Synergy
$0.23
Solemn Simulacrum-3% Synergy
$0.30
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$0.95
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-20% Synergy
$2.68
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ihsan's Shade safe.
Doom Blade+27% Synergy
$0.24
Tendrils of Corruption+27% Synergy
$0.29
Tainted Strike+21% Synergy
$3.61
Shade's Breath+17% Synergy
$0.15
Darkness+15% Synergy
$22.78
Terror+15% Synergy
$0.13
Go for the Throat+12% Synergy
$0.57
Murder+11% Synergy
$0.08
Blood Pact+9% Synergy
$0.34
Cast Down+8% Synergy
$0.31
Stinging Study+7% Synergy
$6.26
Dark Banishing+6% Synergy
$0.13
Songs of the Damned+5% Synergy
$2.81
Drag to the Underworld+5% Synergy
$0.15
Alesha's Legacy+5% Synergy
$0.11
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.32
Bitter Triumph+2% Synergy
$1.29
Sudden Spoiling+2% Synergy
$5.92
Hero's Downfall+1% Synergy
$0.30
Cabal Ritual-5% Synergy
$10.85
Consuming Corruption-7% Synergy
$0.32
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$8.89
Culling the Weak-9% Synergy
$14.34
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$4.65
Withering Torment-12% Synergy
$4.07
Tragic Slip-14% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$12.12
Village Rites-17% Synergy
$0.55
Deadly Rollick-17% Synergy
$25.03
Deadly Dispute-18% Synergy
$0.36
Imp's Mischief-18% Synergy
$5.80
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Ihsan's Shade's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+23% Synergy
$0.26
Consume Spirit+20% Synergy
$0.32
In Garruk's Wake+18% Synergy
$1.57
Crippling Fear+15% Synergy
$2.04
Corrupt+15% Synergy
$0.07
Ambition's Cost+14% Synergy
$0.42
Mutilate+13% Synergy
$1.86
Diabolic Tutor+13% Synergy
$1.97
Kindred Dominance+13% Synergy
$15.09
Profane Command+12% Synergy
$0.33
Drain Life+12% Synergy
$0.26
Patriarch's Bidding+11% Synergy
$4.93
Night's Whisper+10% Synergy
$0.36
Exsanguinate+10% Synergy
$0.37
Rite of Consumption+8% Synergy
$4.95
Virtue's Ruin+8% Synergy
$1.37
Decree of Pain+5% Synergy
$0.32
Ancient Craving+5% Synergy
$0.31
Haunting Voyage+5% Synergy
$0.34
Raise Dead+5% Synergy
$0.19
Pact of the Serpent+4% Synergy
$0.72
Damnation+3% Synergy
$19.75
Syphon Mind-1% Synergy
$0.39
Torment of Hailfire-5% Synergy
$26.24
Grim Tutor-6% Synergy
$26.18
Feed the Swarm-12% Synergy
$0.28
Victimize-16% Synergy
$0.55
Toxic Deluge-26% Synergy
$7.71
Reanimate-28% Synergy
$8.55
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Lashwrithe+37% Synergy
$0.77
Nightmare Lash+33% Synergy
$3.98
Blackblade Reforged+30% Synergy
$3.99
Strata Scythe+26% Synergy
$0.63
Vanquisher's Banner+20% Synergy
$4.46
Loxodon Warhammer+15% Synergy
$2.57
Sword of the Animist+14% Synergy
$8.56
Ring of Xathrid+13% Synergy
$0.52
Vorpal Sword+12% Synergy
$2.71
Distorting Lens+12% Synergy
$0.59
Whispersilk Cloak+11% Synergy
$3.24
Whip of Erebos+10% Synergy
$6.02
Herald's Horn+10% Synergy
$4.92
Urza's Incubator+10% Synergy
$22.37
Icon of Ancestry+10% Synergy
$0.39
Hall of Triumph+10% Synergy
$0.44
Door of Destinies+9% Synergy
$11.37
Fireshrieker+8% Synergy
$0.19
Obelisk of Urd+8% Synergy
$4.03
Skeleton Key+8% Synergy
$0.26
Sword of Hearth and Home+7% Synergy
$19.79
Sanctuary Blade+6% Synergy
$0.35
Bontu's Monument+5% Synergy
$13.83
Wayfarer's Bauble+5% Synergy
$0.28
Sword of Feast and Famine+5% Synergy
$40.21
Sword of Vengeance+5% Synergy
$0.97
Dark Knight's Greatsword+5% Synergy
$0.27
Sword of Fire and Ice+5% Synergy
$49.85
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.60
Darksteel Plate+4% Synergy
$5.46
Expedition Map+3% Synergy
$0.61
Pact Weapon+3% Synergy
$3.41
Banner of Kinship+3% Synergy
$7.85
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$39.36
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$44.24
Mithril Coat0% Synergy
$28.23
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.85
Jet Medallion-21% Synergy
$10.94
Lightning Greaves-21% Synergy
$4.56
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Ihsan's Shade's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Shade's Form+40% Synergy
$0.29
Bad Moon+32% Synergy
$1.69
Cover of Darkness+27% Synergy
$15.51
Dauthi Embrace+27% Synergy
$2.33
Intimidation+24% Synergy
$0.94
Greed+16% Synergy
$0.31
Phyresis+14% Synergy
$2.06
Eternal Thirst+10% Synergy
$0.18
Grasping Shadows+10% Synergy
$0.07
Dragon Shadow+10% Synergy
$0.15
Dread of Night+9% Synergy
$0.38
Gloom+9% Synergy
$0.37
Underworld Connections+7% Synergy
$1.22
Yawgmoth's Edict+7% Synergy
$0.28
Haunted One+3% Synergy
$5.62
Dance of the Dead+2% Synergy
$15.51
Pestilence+2% Synergy
$0.51
Phyrexian Reclamation0% Synergy
$1.91
Black Market-1% Synergy
$4.19
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$16.46
Animate Dead-7% Synergy
$8.60
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Ihsan's Shade to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+24% Synergy
$9.71
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+19% Synergy
$0.39
Accursed Duneyard+16% Synergy
$1.07
Cabal Stronghold+14% Synergy
$12.39
The Black Gate+7% Synergy
$11.51
Deserted Temple+6% Synergy
$0.74
Vesuva+4% Synergy
$3.30
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+4% Synergy
$13.08
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.46
Thespian's Stage+3% Synergy
$0.48
Three Tree City+2% Synergy
$21.12
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$31.12
Barren Moor+1% Synergy
$0.32
Witch's Cottage-1% Synergy
$0.93
Crypt of Agadeem-2% Synergy
$1.21
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.30
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.42
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$52.21
Castle Locthwain-4% Synergy
$3.80
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$35.53
Spymaster's Vault-4% Synergy
$1.13
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-6% Synergy
$43.73
War Room-6% Synergy
$9.15
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$1.06
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.70
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$23.12
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gauntlet of Power+31% Synergy
$3.88
Caged Sun+28% Synergy
$3.60
Charcoal Diamond+20% Synergy
$0.32
Heraldic Banner+20% Synergy
$0.39
Extraplanar Lens+15% Synergy
$9.70
Nyx Lotus+9% Synergy
$5.06
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.31
Patchwork Banner+5% Synergy
$3.98
Gilded Lotus+4% Synergy
$0.86
Worn Powerstone+3% Synergy
$0.33
Throne of Eldraine+2% Synergy
$34.62
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$3.80
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.06
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.30
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.37
Sol Ring-16% Synergy
$1.01
Lands
The mana base foundation for Ihsan's Shade decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Snow-Covered Swamp+14% Synergy
$0.58
Path of Ancestry+12% Synergy
$0.19
Myriad Landscape+5% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$4.65
Swamp-14% Synergy
$0.22
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$12.12
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Ihsan's Shade.
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Chainer, Dementia Master
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
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Kaervek, the Punisher
Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse
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