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Satoru Umezawa
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja · 1UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Satoru Umezawa is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you activate a ninjutsu ability, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Each creature card in your hand has ninjutsu {2}{U}{B}.
Reference price of the card: €0.40
Average lands in decks for Satoru Umezawa: 34
NinjutsuNinjasAggroUnblockableComboTheftMidrangeControl
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (73/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed59
- Interaction100
- Resilience84
- Closing55
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 6 Island, 4 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Silver-Fur Master · Slither Blade · Changeling Outcast · Thousand-Faced Shadow · Triton Shorestalker · Baleful Strix · Counterspell · Ornithopter · Silent-Blade Oni · Mist-Cloaked Herald · Dimir Signet · Tormented Soul · Fallen Shinobi · Talisman of Dominance · Lightning Greaves · Invisible Stalker · Rune-Scarred Demon · Mindleech Mass · Swiftfoot Boots · Negate · Gudul Lurker · Siren Stormtamer · Blightsteel Colossus · Dimir Infiltrator · Kaito Shizuki · Satoru, the Infiltrator · Thought Vessel · Archon of Cruelty · Gingerbrute · Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar · Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow · Prosperous Thief · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Feed the Swarm · Dark Ritual · Faerie Seer · Reconnaissance Mission · Ancient Silver Dragon · Bident of Thassa · Lord of the Void · Brainstorm · Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur · Ingenious Infiltrator · Fellwar Stone · Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive · Moon-Circuit Hacker · Arcane Denial · Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni · Toxic Deluge · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Dauthi Voidwalker · Infernal Grasp · Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion · Ornithopter of Paradise · Starwinder · Cyclonic Rift · Silent Hallcreeper · Toxrill, the Corrosive · Hullbreaker Horror · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Pongify · Ponder · Rhystic Study · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Rogue's Passage · Drowned Catacomb · Reliquary Tower · Choked Estuary · Watery Grave · Shipwreck Marsh · Tainted Isle · Underground River · Darkwater Catacombs · Dimir Aqueduct · Exotic Orchard · Morphic Pool · Temple of Deceit · Bojuka Bog · Polluted Delta · Creeping Tar Pit · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Gloomlake Verge · Otawara, Soaring City · Dismal Backwater · Path of Ancestry · Darkslick Shores
🃏 Recommended cards for Satoru Umezawa
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Satoru Umezawa, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Silver-Fur Master | 86% | +76% |
| Slither Blade | 81% | +69% |
| Triton Shorestalker | 72% | +63% |
| Changeling Outcast | 80% | +62% |
| Thousand-Faced Shadow | 72% | +61% |
| Silent-Blade Oni | 67% | +60% |
| Ornithopter | 68% | +57% |
| Mist-Cloaked Herald | 63% | +57% |
| Tormented Soul | 61% | +55% |
| Rune-Scarred Demon | 53% | +50% |
| Fallen Shinobi | 59% | +49% |
| Invisible Stalker | 54% | +48% |
| Mindleech Mass | 50% | +46% |
| Baleful Strix | 69% | +46% |
| Gudul Lurker | 48% | +45% |
| Blightsteel Colossus | 46% | +43% |
| Kaito Shizuki | 46% | +42% |
| Siren Stormtamer | 47% | +41% |
| Dimir Infiltrator | 46% | +41% |
| Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow | 42% | +40% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 44% | +39% |
| Satoru, the Infiltrator | 45% | +38% |
| Gingerbrute | 43% | +38% |
| Lord of the Void | 38% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Satoru Umezawa deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Silver-Fur Master
- Slither Blade
- Triton Shorestalker
- Changeling Outcast
- Thousand-Faced Shadow
- Ornithopter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Silent-Blade Oni
- Fallen Shinobi
- Baleful Strix
- Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
- Archon of Cruelty
- Lord of the Void
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Blightsteel Colossus
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Toxrill, the Corrosive
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Sakashima's Student
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Satoru Umezawa
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Satoru Umezawa + Peregrine Drake + Silver-Fur Master → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Thousand-Faced Shadow + Peregrine Drake + Silver-Fur Master → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite combat damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is Satoru Umezawa's color identity?
Satoru Umezawa is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Satoru Umezawa come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Satoru Umezawa deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Satoru Umezawa deck run?
Real Satoru Umezawa decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Satoru Umezawa?
The three highest-synergy cards are Silver-Fur Master, Slither Blade, Triton Shorestalker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Satoru Umezawa decks.
What combos does Satoru Umezawa have?
Satoru Umezawa has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Satoru Umezawa deck cost?
You can start cheap: Silver-Fur Master, Slither Blade, Triton Shorestalker are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.