EDH Optimizer
Shauku, Endbringer
Legendary Creature — Vampire · 5BB
Color identity: Black
Shauku, Endbringer is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Shauku can't attack if there's another creature on the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life.
{T}: Exile target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on Shauku.
Reference price of the card: €0.93
Average lands in decks for Shauku, Endbringer: 36
Activated AbilitiesVoltron+1/+1 CountersExileLegendsCommander MattersControlGraveyard
Build your Shauku, Endbringer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Shauku, Endbringer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Shauku, Endbringer deck starts over 4,000 games
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: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency38
- Speed37
- Interaction77
- Resilience65
- Closing72
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (10 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Thousand-Year Elixir · Swiftfoot Boots · Exsanguinate · Patriar's Seal · Sign in Blood · Phyrexian Arena · Magewright's Stone · Umbral Mantle · Arcane Signet · Damnation · No Mercy · Homicidal Seclusion · Mutilate · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Toxic Deluge · Illusionist's Bracers · Lethal Vapors · Puppet Strings · Tainted Aether · Defile · Bubbling Muck · Polluted Bonds · Black Market · Consuming Corruption · Lightning Greaves · Torment of Hailfire · Sting, the Glinting Dagger · Crypt Ghast · Force of Despair · Feed the Swarm · Night's Whisper · Shadowspear · Deadly Tempest · Mithril Coat · Soul Shatter · Withering Torment · Plaguecrafter · Caged Sun · Charcoal Diamond · Darkness · Fleshbag Marauder · Mind Stone · Avatar of Woe · Demonic Tutor · Pestilence · Burnished Hart · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Read the Bones · Vampiric Tutor · Decree of Pain · Exquisite Blood · Ward of Bones · Killing Wave · Magus of the Coffers · Merciless Executioner · Royal Assassin · Blasphemous Edict · Deadly Rollick · Stinging Study · Sudden Spoiling · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · Arcane Lighthouse · Reliquary Tower · War Room · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape · Castle Locthwain
🃏 Recommended cards for Shauku, Endbringer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Shauku, Endbringer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 62% | +60% |
| Patriar's Seal | 56% | +53% |
| Umbral Mantle | 53% | +53% |
| Magewright's Stone | 53% | +52% |
| Homicidal Seclusion | 51% | +51% |
| Illusionist's Bracers | 47% | +46% |
| Lethal Vapors | 46% | +45% |
| Tainted Aether | 45% | +45% |
| Puppet Strings | 45% | +44% |
| No Mercy | 52% | +44% |
| Polluted Bonds | 43% | +41% |
| Sting, the Glinting Dagger | 39% | +38% |
| Liliana of the Dark Realms | 50% | +37% |
| Arcane Lighthouse | 38% | +37% |
| Mutilate | 51% | +35% |
| Deadly Tempest | 35% | +33% |
| Shadowspear | 37% | +33% |
| Damnation | 52% | +32% |
| Exsanguinate | 57% | +32% |
| Force of Despair | 38% | +31% |
| Avatar of Woe | 32% | +30% |
| Mithril Coat | 35% | +30% |
| Ward of Bones | 30% | +29% |
| Pestilence | 32% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Shauku, Endbringer 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.
- Homicidal Seclusion
- Puppet Strings
- Arcane Lighthouse
- Mutilate
- Deadly Tempest
- Exsanguinate
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Patriar's Seal
- Umbral Mantle
- Magewright's Stone
- Illusionist's Bracers
- Lethal Vapors
- Tainted Aether
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Shadowspear
- Damnation
- Mithril Coat
- Ward of Bones
- Torment of Hailfire
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Shauku, Endbringer
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Shauku, Endbringer's color identity?
Shauku, Endbringer 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 Shauku, Endbringer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Shauku, Endbringer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 71 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Shauku, Endbringer deck run?
Real Shauku, Endbringer decks run 36 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 Shauku, Endbringer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Thousand-Year Elixir, Patriar's Seal, Umbral Mantle. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Shauku, Endbringer decks.
What combos does Shauku, Endbringer have?
Shauku, Endbringer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Shauku, Endbringer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Homicidal Seclusion, Puppet Strings, Arcane Lighthouse 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.