EDH Optimizer
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
Legendary Creature — Human Elf Cleric · 3B
Color identity: Black
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{1}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Reference price of the card: €0.53
Average lands in decks for Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar: 35
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Build your Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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: C (54/100)
- Consistency48
- Speed57
- Interaction32
- Resilience77
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Victimize · Black Market · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Deadly Dispute · Bastion of Remembrance · Village Rites · Blood Artist · Jet Medallion · Reanimate · Zulaport Cutthroat · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Tragic Slip · Viconia, Drow Apostate · Pitiless Plunderer · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Bontu's Monument · Priest of Forgotten Gods · Taborax, Hope's Demise · Thought Vessel · Morbid Opportunist · Agent of the Iron Throne · Grave Pact · Mind Stone · Sign in Blood · Grim Haruspex · Haunted One · Plaguecrafter · Crypt Ghast · Doomed Necromancer · Solemn Simulacrum · Reassembling Skeleton · Swiftfoot Boots · Disciple of Bolas · Shadow-Rite Priest · Defile · Toxic Deluge · Charcoal Diamond · Deathgreeter · Exsanguinate · Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer · Unearth · Go for the Throat · Skirsdag High Priest · Demonic Tutor · Skullclamp · Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist · Ashnod's Altar · Damnation · Drivnod, Carnage Dominus · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Murder · Oversold Cemetery · The Darkness Crystal · Viscera Seer · Hammerhead, Maggia Boss · Skemfar Shadowsage · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Beseech the Queen · Bloodletter of Aclazotz · Patriar's Seal · Reliquary Tower · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape · Mortuary Mire · Rogue's Passage · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Viconia, Drow Apostate | 44% | +44% |
| Black Market | 63% | +42% |
| Victimize | 68% | +41% |
| Taborax, Hope's Demise | 41% | +40% |
| Agent of the Iron Throne | 38% | +35% |
| Haunted One | 37% | +34% |
| Doomed Necromancer | 36% | +34% |
| Shadow-Rite Priest | 34% | +33% |
| Priest of Forgotten Gods | 42% | +33% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 49% | +32% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 34% | +29% |
| Deathgreeter | 32% | +28% |
| Grim Haruspex | 37% | +28% |
| Liliana, Heretical Healer | 31% | +27% |
| Skirsdag High Priest | 28% | +27% |
| Tragic Slip | 44% | +25% |
| Deadly Dispute | 51% | +25% |
| Hammerhead, Maggia Boss | 25% | +25% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 44% | +24% |
| Skemfar Shadowsage | 25% | +24% |
| Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist | 26% | +23% |
| Village Rites | 49% | +23% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 43% | +23% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 45% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar 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.
- Viconia, Drow Apostate
- Victimize
- Taborax, Hope's Demise
- Agent of the Iron Throne
- Doomed Necromancer
- Shadow-Rite Priest
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Black Market
- Haunted One
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
- Patriar's Seal
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grave Pact
- Bloodletter of Aclazotz
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Damnation
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
- Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror + Sanguine Bond → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar's color identity?
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar is black: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar deck run?
Real Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar decks run 35 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 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Viconia, Drow Apostate, Black Market, Victimize. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar decks.
What combos does Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar have?
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond. 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 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Viconia, Drow Apostate, Victimize, Taborax, Hope's Demise 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.