Ihsan's Shade
$0.21
$0.21Legendary 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
#2821
Current Rank
#2644
Last Week
#2743
Past 2 Years
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+53% Synergy
$0.20
Misery's Shadow+52% Synergy
$0.28
Whispering Shade+52% Synergy
$0.18
Liliana's Shade+51% Synergy
$0.14
Drifting Shade+49% Synergy
$0.06
Nantuko Shade+48% Synergy
$0.24
Crypt Ripper+48% Synergy
$0.11
Nirkana Revenant+47% Synergy
$6.99
Evernight Shade+46% Synergy
$0.25
Deepwood Legate+45% Synergy
$0.15
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Ihsan's Shade decks.
Dungeon Shade+44% Synergy
$0.15
Looming Shade+44% Synergy
$0.04
Undercity Shade+43% Synergy
$0.08
Author of Shadows+41% Synergy
$0.43
Bubbling Muck+29% Synergy
$3.08
Defile+10% Synergy
$1.44
Phyrexian Arena+9% Synergy
$3.96
Sign in Blood+8% Synergy
$4.31
Crypt Ghast+5% Synergy
$19.98
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$8.88
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence-3% Synergy
$37.70
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$134.01
Demonic Tutor-9% Synergy
$73.54
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$58.03
Bolas's Citadel-19% Synergy
$15.80
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Ihsan's Shade's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Frozen Shade+39% Synergy
$0.17
Darkling Stalker+38% Synergy
$0.11
Thirsting Shade+37% Synergy
$0.13
Nakaya Shade+36% Synergy
$0.16
Perilous Shadow+33% Synergy
$0.06
Hoar Shade+33% Synergy
$0.13
Skyclave Shade+32% Synergy
$0.28
Nightwing Shade+28% Synergy
$0.06
Fetid Horror+28% Synergy
$0.11
Tattered Apparition+27% Synergy
$0.05
Magus of the Coffers+26% Synergy
$5.00
Slithering Shade+26% Synergy
$0.12
Veiled Shade+23% Synergy
$0.06
Gateway Shade+23% Synergy
$0.21
Black Knight+22% Synergy
$0.22
Ichor Shade+20% Synergy
$0.08
Chilling Shade+18% Synergy
$0.13
Zof Shade+17% Synergy
$0.05
Knight of Stromgald+17% Synergy
$4.71
Dread Presence+15% Synergy
$2.32
Filth+14% Synergy
$6.92
Stromgald Crusader+13% Synergy
$0.51
Nightmare+13% Synergy
$0.27
Knight of Infamy+13% Synergy
$0.18
Mire Shade+12% Synergy
$0.12
Burnished Hart+10% Synergy
$0.25
Marauding Knight+10% Synergy
$0.66
Western Paladin+10% Synergy
$0.40
Stromgald Cabal+10% Synergy
$1.17
Blacklance Paragon+10% Synergy
$0.34
Knight of Dusk's Shadow+9% Synergy
$0.28
Knight of Malice+9% Synergy
$0.11
Foulmire Knight+8% Synergy
$0.28
Order of the Ebon Hand+8% Synergy
$0.15
Exsanguinator Cavalry+8% Synergy
$3.04
Paragon of Open Graves+8% Synergy
$0.33
Knight of Dusk+7% Synergy
$0.52
Adaptive Automaton+7% Synergy
$0.36
Order of Midnight+6% Synergy
$0.22
Cavalier of Night+6% Synergy
$8.52
Royal Assassin+5% Synergy
$0.41
Ascendant Evincar+4% Synergy
$3.01
Hypnotic Specter+4% Synergy
$2.61
Murderous Rider+1% Synergy
$0.36
Midnight Reaper0% Synergy
$0.17
Solemn Simulacrum-1% Synergy
$0.22
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-3% Synergy
$0.70
Dauthi Voidwalker-8% Synergy
$5.00
Syr Konrad, the Grim-12% Synergy
$1.16
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-18% Synergy
$5.29
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ihsan's Shade safe.
Doom Blade+22% Synergy
$0.37
Tendrils of Corruption+21% Synergy
$0.24
Tainted Strike+20% Synergy
$3.00
Shade's Breath+15% Synergy
$0.17
Terror+15% Synergy
$0.13
Darkness+13% Synergy
$24.07
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.60
Dark Banishing+7% Synergy
$0.12
Murder+7% Synergy
$0.20
Stinging Study+6% Synergy
$15.49
Blood Pact+6% Synergy
$0.39
Songs of the Damned+4% Synergy
$3.90
Drag to the Underworld+4% Synergy
$0.18
Cast Down+4% Synergy
$0.50
Alesha's Legacy+3% Synergy
$0.22
Grasp of Darkness+3% Synergy
$0.15
Infernal Grasp+2% Synergy
$0.33
Sudden Spoiling+1% Synergy
$7.70
Hero's Downfall+0% Synergy
$0.27
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$0.28
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$3.70
Consuming Corruption-2% Synergy
$0.32
Cabal Ritual-3% Synergy
$13.26
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$10.41
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$3.48
Culling the Weak-10% Synergy
$7.37
Withering Torment-11% Synergy
$0.72
Tragic Slip-12% Synergy
$0.24
Malakir Rebirth-14% Synergy
$12.76
Deadly Rollick-17% Synergy
$26.36
Village Rites-18% Synergy
$0.74
Deadly Dispute-18% Synergy
$0.28
Imp's Mischief-19% Synergy
$6.81
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Ihsan's Shade's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+19% Synergy
$0.30
Consume Spirit+14% Synergy
$0.36
In Garruk's Wake+14% Synergy
$3.24
Corrupt+13% Synergy
$0.11
Crippling Fear+12% Synergy
$3.58
Ambition's Cost+12% Synergy
$0.33
Diabolic Tutor+12% Synergy
$2.26
Mutilate+12% Synergy
$1.99
Profane Command+11% Synergy
$0.35
Kindred Dominance+11% Synergy
$3.43
Drain Life+10% Synergy
$0.34
Night's Whisper+9% Synergy
$0.22
Patriarch's Bidding+9% Synergy
$4.06
Exsanguinate+7% Synergy
$0.37
Virtue's Ruin+7% Synergy
$1.38
Rite of Consumption+6% Synergy
$5.72
Haunting Voyage+5% Synergy
$0.31
Ashes to Ashes+4% Synergy
$0.64
Raise Dead+4% Synergy
$0.13
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.34
Pact of the Serpent+4% Synergy
$0.69
Ancient Craving+3% Synergy
$0.36
Damnation+1% Synergy
$20.20
Damnable Pact+1% Synergy
$1.55
Profane Tutor+1% Synergy
$3.99
Decorum Dissertation0% Synergy
$6.80
Syphon Mind0% Synergy
$0.25
Torment of Hailfire-2% Synergy
$37.94
Unearth-3% Synergy
$0.62
Grim Tutor-4% Synergy
$25.71
Feed the Swarm-13% Synergy
$0.20
Victimize-18% Synergy
$1.60
Toxic Deluge-23% Synergy
$3.71
Reanimate-29% Synergy
$9.31
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Lashwrithe+34% Synergy
$0.82
Nightmare Lash+29% Synergy
$4.79
Blackblade Reforged+26% Synergy
$2.20
Strata Scythe+20% Synergy
$0.56
Vanquisher's Banner+16% Synergy
$4.95
Ring of Xathrid+14% Synergy
$0.52
Distorting Lens+13% Synergy
$0.70
Sword of the Animist+13% Synergy
$6.70
Vorpal Sword+13% Synergy
$2.59
Loxodon Warhammer+12% Synergy
$2.57
Urza's Incubator+9% Synergy
$19.60
Whispersilk Cloak+9% Synergy
$1.51
Herald's Horn+9% Synergy
$5.06
Door of Destinies+8% Synergy
$2.00
Whip of Erebos+8% Synergy
$8.31
Icon of Ancestry+8% Synergy
$0.43
Fireshrieker+7% Synergy
$0.25
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.34
Sanctuary Blade+6% Synergy
$0.34
Obelisk of Urd+6% Synergy
$2.54
Hall of Triumph+6% Synergy
$0.43
Skeleton Key+6% Synergy
$0.24
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$17.28
Expedition Map+5% Synergy
$0.86
Mask of Griselbrand+5% Synergy
$0.74
Sword of Forge and Frontier+4% Synergy
$10.67
Sword of Feast and Famine+3% Synergy
$39.18
Darksteel Plate+3% Synergy
$6.82
Bontu's Monument+2% Synergy
$8.02
Basilisk Collar+2% Synergy
$4.82
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$31.88
Mithril Coat0% Synergy
$30.98
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$44.22
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.91
Jet Medallion-20% Synergy
$11.51
Lightning Greaves-22% Synergy
$3.97
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Ihsan's Shade's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Shade's Form+36% Synergy
$0.35
Bad Moon+29% Synergy
$2.94
Cover of Darkness+26% Synergy
$21.28
Dauthi Embrace+25% Synergy
$2.52
Intimidation+20% Synergy
$0.91
Greed+16% Synergy
$0.31
Phyresis+12% Synergy
$2.03
Dragon Shadow+10% Synergy
$0.23
Dread of Night+8% Synergy
$0.40
Gloom+8% Synergy
$0.48
Eternal Thirst+7% Synergy
$0.33
Grasping Shadows+5% Synergy
$0.18
Yawgmoth's Edict+5% Synergy
$0.21
Underworld Connections+5% Synergy
$0.65
Pestilence+3% Synergy
$0.75
No Mercy-1% Synergy
$26.44
Phyrexian Reclamation-1% Synergy
$2.75
Black Market-2% Synergy
$6.08
Animate Dead-7% Synergy
$5.71
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$10.13
The Meathook Massacre-12% Synergy
$27.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Ihsan's Shade to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+25% Synergy
$8.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Accursed Duneyard+16% Synergy
$0.57
Rogue's Passage+14% Synergy
$0.40
Cabal Stronghold+14% Synergy
$11.93
The Black Gate+4% Synergy
$9.49
Leechridden Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.73
Deserted Temple+4% Synergy
$0.52
Ebon Stronghold+3% Synergy
$0.39
Vesuva+3% Synergy
$3.53
Thespian's Stage+3% Synergy
$0.46
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+2% Synergy
$49.99
Barren Moor+1% Synergy
$0.34
Three Tree City+1% Synergy
$27.17
Lake of the Dead+0% Synergy
$116.83
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$28.96
Crypt of Agadeem0% Synergy
$2.92
Mortuary Mire-1% Synergy
$0.41
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$4.51
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.30
Witch's Cottage-2% Synergy
$0.99
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$35.07
War Room-3% Synergy
$4.44
Spymaster's Vault-4% Synergy
$1.31
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$62.74
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-5% Synergy
$53.57
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-9% Synergy
$11.91
Bojuka Bog-11% Synergy
$1.04
Reliquary Tower-15% Synergy
$3.91
Phyrexian Tower-19% Synergy
$28.13
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+26% Synergy
$3.65
Gauntlet of Power+25% Synergy
$4.06
Heraldic Banner+18% Synergy
$0.37
Extraplanar Lens+13% Synergy
$12.56
Charcoal Diamond+13% Synergy
$0.36
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$5.28
Patchwork Banner+6% Synergy
$1.75
Gilded Lotus+3% Synergy
$0.52
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.35
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$29.29
Commander's Sphere+0% Synergy
$0.28
Thran Dynamo+0% Synergy
$4.81
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.97
Mind Stone-10% Synergy
$0.33
Sol Ring-16% Synergy
$1.26
Arcane Signet-16% Synergy
$0.44
Thought Vessel-18% Synergy
$2.53
Lands
The mana base foundation for Ihsan's Shade decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Snow-Covered Swamp+16% Synergy
$0.76
Path of Ancestry+10% Synergy
$0.31
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.31
Fell the Profane-9% Synergy
$3.48
Malakir Rebirth-14% Synergy
$12.76
Swamp-15% Synergy
$0.10
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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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