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Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja · 1UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Commander ninjutsu {U}{B} ({U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand or the command zone tapped and attacking.)
Whenever a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. Each opponent loses life equal to that card's mana value.
Reference price of the card: €2.48
Average lands in decks for Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow: 31
Key cards
% of Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow decks that play it.
🎲 How the average Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 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.
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 31 lands (21 nonbasic, 7 Island, 3 Swamp)
Changeling Outcast · Ingenious Infiltrator · Sol Ring · Thousand-Faced Shadow · Prosperous Thief · Brainstorm · Ornithopter · Silver-Fur Master · Mistblade Shinobi · Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive · Ninja of the Deep Hours · Moon-Circuit Hacker · Faerie Seer · Arcane Signet · Shadow of Mortality · Temporal Trespass · Fallen Shinobi · Slither Blade · Counterspell · Sakashima's Student · Mothdust Changeling · Mist-Syndicate Naga · Dig Through Time · Lim-Dûl's Vault · Skullsnatcher · Kaito, Bane of Nightmares · Satoru, the Infiltrator · Silent-Blade Oni · Triton Shorestalker · Mystical Tutor · Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion · Treasure Cruise · Commandeer · Ponder · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Deadly Rollick · Gingerbrute · Sensei's Divining Top · Spectral Sailor · Misdirection · Higure, the Still Wind · Wingcrafter · Baleful Strix · Dimir Signet · Mist-Cloaked Herald · Vampiric Tutor · Dark Ritual · Talisman of Dominance · Smoke Shroud · Throat Slitter · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Fierce Guardianship · Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni · Tormented Soul · Satoru Umezawa · Scroll Rack · Snuff Out · Flare of Denial · Negate · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Demonic Tutor · Dokuchi Silencer · Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory · Rhystic Study · Dismember · Force of Will · Mystic Remora · Command Tower · Watery Grave · Underground River · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Polluted Delta · Morphic Pool · Rogue's Passage · Choked Estuary · Reliquary Tower · Otawara, Soaring City · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Exotic Orchard · Darkwater Catacombs · Shipwreck Marsh · Tainted Isle · Temple of Deceit · Halimar Depths · Flooded Strand · Bloodstained Mire
🃏 Recommended cards for Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ingenious Infiltrator | 86% | +77% |
| Thousand-Faced Shadow | 85% | +75% |
| Prosperous Thief | 84% | +74% |
| Changeling Outcast | 90% | +72% |
| Mistblade Shinobi | 78% | +71% |
| Ornithopter | 80% | +69% |
| Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive | 77% | +69% |
| Silver-Fur Master | 79% | +68% |
| Ninja of the Deep Hours | 75% | +67% |
| Moon-Circuit Hacker | 72% | +64% |
| Faerie Seer | 69% | +59% |
| Shadow of Mortality | 62% | +56% |
| Temporal Trespass | 61% | +56% |
| Brainstorm | 83% | +54% |
| Fallen Shinobi | 60% | +50% |
| Sakashima's Student | 56% | +49% |
| Slither Blade | 60% | +49% |
| Mothdust Changeling | 54% | +49% |
| Mist-Syndicate Naga | 53% | +48% |
| Skullsnatcher | 51% | +46% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | 50% | +44% |
| Lim-Dûl's Vault | 51% | +43% |
| Dig Through Time | 51% | +42% |
| Silent-Blade Oni | 48% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 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.
- Ingenious Infiltrator
- Thousand-Faced Shadow
- Prosperous Thief
- Changeling Outcast
- Mistblade Shinobi
- Ornithopter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Temporal Trespass
- Fallen Shinobi
- Mist-Syndicate Naga
- Lim-Dûl's Vault
- Silent-Blade Oni
- Commandeer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sakashima's Student
- Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
- Misdirection
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Mystical Tutor
- Scroll Rack
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
👥 Community decks with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow's color identity?
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 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 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 31 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 22 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow deck run?
Real Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow decks run 31 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 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ingenious Infiltrator, Thousand-Faced Shadow, Prosperous Thief. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow decks.
What combos does Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow have?
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 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 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ingenious Infiltrator, Thousand-Faced Shadow, Prosperous Thief 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.