Ihsan's Shade
$0.19
$0.19Legendary 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
#2787
Current Rank
#3161
Last Week
#2657
Past 2 Years
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.
Cost of Brilliance+3% Synergy
$0.13
Masterful Flourish+3% Synergy
$0.23
Decorum Dissertation-2% Synergy
$8.03
Emeritus of Woe-4% Synergy
$17.98
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Ihsan's Shade's abilities and overall game plan.
Dread Shade+54% Synergy
$0.20
Whispering Shade+53% Synergy
$0.16
Liliana's Shade+52% Synergy
$0.08
Misery's Shadow+52% Synergy
$0.28
Drifting Shade+51% Synergy
$0.05
Crypt Ripper+50% Synergy
$0.13
Nantuko Shade+49% Synergy
$0.24
Nirkana Revenant+48% Synergy
$6.83
Evernight Shade+48% Synergy
$0.19
Looming Shade+46% Synergy
$0.02
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Ihsan's Shade decks.
Deepwood Legate+46% Synergy
$0.18
Dungeon Shade+46% Synergy
$0.13
Undercity Shade+44% Synergy
$0.09
Author of Shadows+41% Synergy
$0.53
Bubbling Muck+30% Synergy
$3.75
Phyrexian Arena+10% Synergy
$4.16
Defile+10% Synergy
$1.47
Sign in Blood+8% Synergy
$3.40
Crypt Ghast+5% Synergy
$18.22
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$3.90
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence-2% Synergy
$37.26
Ancient Tomb-6% Synergy
$129.20
Demonic Tutor-9% Synergy
$72.39
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$60.63
Bolas's Citadel-20% Synergy
$17.83
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Ihsan's Shade's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Frozen Shade+41% Synergy
$0.20
Darkling Stalker+40% Synergy
$0.14
Thirsting Shade+38% Synergy
$0.13
Nakaya Shade+37% Synergy
$0.18
Perilous Shadow+35% Synergy
$0.04
Hoar Shade+33% Synergy
$0.12
Skyclave Shade+32% Synergy
$0.19
Fetid Horror+30% Synergy
$0.13
Nightwing Shade+30% Synergy
$0.04
Tattered Apparition+28% Synergy
$0.03
Magus of the Coffers+27% Synergy
$5.16
Slithering Shade+26% Synergy
$0.09
Gateway Shade+26% Synergy
$0.18
Veiled Shade+24% Synergy
$0.05
Black Knight+22% Synergy
$0.22
Ichor Shade+19% Synergy
$0.07
Chilling Shade+18% Synergy
$0.17
Zof Shade+18% Synergy
$0.04
Filth+17% Synergy
$7.79
Knight of Stromgald+17% Synergy
$4.69
Dread Presence+15% Synergy
$3.17
Stromgald Crusader+14% Synergy
$0.55
Mire Shade+14% Synergy
$0.15
Nightmare+13% Synergy
$0.19
Knight of Infamy+13% Synergy
$0.23
Burnished Hart+11% Synergy
$0.33
Blacklance Paragon+10% Synergy
$0.32
Knight of Dusk's Shadow+10% Synergy
$0.27
Marauding Knight+10% Synergy
$0.68
Knight of Malice+10% Synergy
$0.14
Stromgald Cabal+10% Synergy
$1.19
Western Paladin+10% Synergy
$0.43
Foulmire Knight+9% Synergy
$0.28
Paragon of Open Graves+9% Synergy
$0.36
Order of the Ebon Hand+9% Synergy
$0.17
Exsanguinator Cavalry+9% Synergy
$3.13
Adaptive Automaton+8% Synergy
$0.37
Cavalier of Night+7% Synergy
$10.69
Order of Midnight+7% Synergy
$0.20
Knight of Dusk+7% Synergy
$0.49
Smitten Swordmaster+6% Synergy
$0.24
Royal Assassin+5% Synergy
$0.38
Ascendant Evincar+5% Synergy
$3.02
Phyrexian Crusader+5% Synergy
$6.11
Murderous Rider+1% Synergy
$0.40
Midnight Reaper-1% Synergy
$0.20
Solemn Simulacrum-3% Synergy
$0.31
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$0.70
Syr Konrad, the Grim-13% Synergy
$0.90
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-19% Synergy
$4.05
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ihsan's Shade safe.
Doom Blade+24% Synergy
$0.18
Tendrils of Corruption+22% Synergy
$0.29
Tainted Strike+20% Synergy
$3.47
Shade's Breath+16% Synergy
$0.16
Darkness+15% Synergy
$23.75
Terror+15% Synergy
$0.27
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.63
Murder+8% Synergy
$0.22
Blood Pact+7% Synergy
$0.27
Dark Banishing+7% Synergy
$0.12
Stinging Study+6% Synergy
$18.45
Cast Down+5% Synergy
$0.42
Songs of the Damned+4% Synergy
$3.32
Alesha's Legacy+4% Synergy
$0.26
Drag to the Underworld+4% Synergy
$0.19
Grasp of Darkness+3% Synergy
$0.12
Infernal Grasp+2% Synergy
$0.28
Sudden Spoiling+2% Synergy
$8.61
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$0.61
Hero's Downfall0% Synergy
$0.28
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$4.01
Cabal Ritual-4% Synergy
$14.52
Consuming Corruption-6% Synergy
$0.32
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$10.06
Culling the Weak-9% Synergy
$11.71
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$3.24
Withering Torment-12% Synergy
$3.45
Tragic Slip-12% Synergy
$0.22
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$13.86
Deadly Rollick-17% Synergy
$28.12
Deadly Dispute-18% Synergy
$0.35
Village Rites-18% Synergy
$0.54
Imp's Mischief-18% Synergy
$7.38
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Ihsan's Shade's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+19% Synergy
$0.29
Consume Spirit+16% Synergy
$0.36
In Garruk's Wake+15% Synergy
$3.33
Diabolic Tutor+13% Synergy
$2.11
Corrupt+13% Synergy
$0.10
Crippling Fear+13% Synergy
$2.57
Ambition's Cost+13% Synergy
$0.32
Mutilate+12% Synergy
$1.95
Kindred Dominance+12% Synergy
$16.79
Profane Command+11% Synergy
$0.34
Drain Life+11% Synergy
$0.32
Patriarch's Bidding+10% Synergy
$4.78
Night's Whisper+9% Synergy
$0.35
Exsanguinate+7% Synergy
$0.42
Rite of Consumption+7% Synergy
$5.85
Virtue's Ruin+7% Synergy
$1.29
Decree of Pain+5% Synergy
$0.36
Ancient Craving+5% Synergy
$0.33
Haunting Voyage+5% Synergy
$0.31
Pact of the Serpent+4% Synergy
$0.62
Raise Dead+4% Synergy
$0.14
Damnation+2% Synergy
$20.57
Profane Tutor+1% Synergy
$4.53
Damnable Pact+1% Synergy
$2.86
Syphon Mind0% Synergy
$0.33
Torment of Hailfire-3% Synergy
$41.92
Grim Tutor-5% Synergy
$26.04
Feed the Swarm-13% Synergy
$0.21
Victimize-18% Synergy
$1.66
Toxic Deluge-24% Synergy
$5.18
Reanimate-28% Synergy
$8.31
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Lashwrithe+35% Synergy
$0.82
Nightmare Lash+31% Synergy
$10.32
Blackblade Reforged+27% Synergy
$3.53
Strata Scythe+23% Synergy
$0.57
Vanquisher's Banner+18% Synergy
$4.20
Sword of the Animist+14% Synergy
$5.77
Loxodon Warhammer+14% Synergy
$2.74
Vorpal Sword+13% Synergy
$2.62
Ring of Xathrid+13% Synergy
$0.60
Distorting Lens+13% Synergy
$0.69
Whispersilk Cloak+10% Synergy
$2.31
Urza's Incubator+10% Synergy
$16.01
Whip of Erebos+9% Synergy
$7.41
Herald's Horn+9% Synergy
$4.96
Door of Destinies+9% Synergy
$7.38
Icon of Ancestry+9% Synergy
$0.36
Fireshrieker+8% Synergy
$0.23
Hall of Triumph+8% Synergy
$0.38
Sword of Hearth and Home+7% Synergy
$19.41
Obelisk of Urd+7% Synergy
$2.63
Sanctuary Blade+7% Synergy
$0.36
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.30
Skeleton Key+6% Synergy
$0.27
Mask of Griselbrand+5% Synergy
$0.63
Sword of Vengeance+5% Synergy
$1.01
Expedition Map+4% Synergy
$0.76
Darksteel Plate+4% Synergy
$6.41
Sword of Feast and Famine+4% Synergy
$39.52
Bontu's Monument+2% Synergy
$5.27
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$31.18
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$44.72
Mithril Coat0% Synergy
$26.43
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.95
Jet Medallion-21% Synergy
$11.37
Lightning Greaves-21% Synergy
$4.39
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Ihsan's Shade's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Shade's Form+37% Synergy
$0.34
Bad Moon+28% Synergy
$2.06
Cover of Darkness+27% Synergy
$19.55
Dauthi Embrace+26% Synergy
$2.50
Intimidation+21% Synergy
$0.91
Greed+16% Synergy
$0.37
Phyresis+12% Synergy
$3.00
Dragon Shadow+10% Synergy
$0.20
Gloom+9% Synergy
$0.46
Eternal Thirst+8% Synergy
$0.34
Dread of Night+8% Synergy
$0.39
Underworld Connections+6% Synergy
$0.74
Grasping Shadows+6% Synergy
$0.22
Yawgmoth's Edict+5% Synergy
$0.21
Pestilence+4% Synergy
$0.82
Haunted One+3% Synergy
$5.64
Dance of the Dead+2% Synergy
$17.06
No Mercy0% Synergy
$26.10
Black Market-1% Synergy
$5.80
Phyrexian Reclamation-1% Synergy
$2.53
Animate Dead-6% Synergy
$5.01
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$19.36
The Meathook Massacre-12% Synergy
$25.11
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Ihsan's Shade to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+24% Synergy
$9.57
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.40
Accursed Duneyard+15% Synergy
$0.67
Cabal Stronghold+14% Synergy
$13.27
Deserted Temple+5% Synergy
$0.48
The Black Gate+5% Synergy
$9.29
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.55
Vesuva+4% Synergy
$3.18
Thespian's Stage+3% Synergy
$0.56
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+3% Synergy
$19.12
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$32.50
Three Tree City+1% Synergy
$24.60
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.31
Crypt of Agadeem-1% Synergy
$2.21
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-3% Synergy
$62.93
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$0.88
Castle Locthwain-3% Synergy
$3.69
Mortuary Mire-3% Synergy
$0.47
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-3% Synergy
$39.40
War Room-4% Synergy
$2.44
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-5% Synergy
$50.07
Bojuka Bog-10% Synergy
$0.73
Reliquary Tower-15% Synergy
$2.93
Phyrexian Tower-19% Synergy
$26.76
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gauntlet of Power+28% Synergy
$4.22
Caged Sun+27% Synergy
$3.59
Heraldic Banner+19% Synergy
$0.34
Charcoal Diamond+15% Synergy
$0.35
Extraplanar Lens+14% Synergy
$11.72
Nyx Lotus+9% Synergy
$5.82
Patchwork Banner+6% Synergy
$3.29
Throne of Eldraine+3% Synergy
$35.66
Gilded Lotus+3% Synergy
$1.10
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.33
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$4.55
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$2.20
Mind Stone-11% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring-16% Synergy
$0.98
Arcane Signet-16% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Vessel-19% Synergy
$2.48
Lands
The mana base foundation for Ihsan's Shade decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Snow-Covered Swamp+17% Synergy
$0.70
Path of Ancestry+10% Synergy
$0.22
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.34
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$3.24
Swamp-16% Synergy
$2.00
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$13.86
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Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
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