Infiltrators

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) Counters Ninjutsu Unblockable

djocho

Creature (34)

• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Dimir Infiltrator
• 1x Dream Fighter
• 1x Fallen Shinobi
• 1x Fang of Shigeki
• 1x Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
• 1x Gudul Lurker
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Higure, the Still Wind
• 1x Ingenious Infiltrator
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Kappa Tech-Wrecker
• 1x Keeper of Fables
• 1x Kodama of the West Tree
• 1x Marang River Prowler
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
• 1x Oakhame Adversary
• 1x Prosperous Thief
• 1x Quirion Elves
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Silent-Blade Oni
• 1x Spring-Leaf Avenger
• 1x Suspicious Bookcase
• 1x Thalakos Seer
• 1x Thief of Sanity
• 1x Throat Slitter
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Urborg Elf
• 1x Wall of Souls
• 1x Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Kaito Shizuki
• 1x Kaito, Dancing Shadow

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Bloodchief's Thirst
• 1x Devastation Tide

Land (39)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 4x Forest
• 1x Island
• 6x Island
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Thriving Grove
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Artifact (7)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Commanders (2)

 ^Flip

 ^Flip

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Military Intelligence
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rogue Class
• 1x Sleeper's Robe
• 1x Smoke Shroud
• 1x Teferi's Veil

Instant (4)

• 1x Deathsprout
• 1x Recoil
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Spite / Malice

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Creature (10)

• 1x Fetid Imp
• 1x Garruk's Harbinger
• 1x Ghastlord of Fugue
• 1x Masked Vandal
• 1x Mist-Syndicate Naga
• 1x Nightveil Specter
• 1x Old Gnawbone
• 1x Passwall Adept
• 1x Reservoir Kraken
• 1x Shadowmage Infiltrator

Artifact (4)

• 1x Goggles of Night
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Portal of Sanctuary
• 1x Tome of Legends

Land (1)

• 1x Necroblossom Snarl

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Aether Tunnel
• 1x Binding the Old Gods
• 1x Helm of the Ghastlord

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Stolen Identity

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This deck wants to attack with unblockable creatures for value.

I've always loved unblockable creatures. When I got back into magic a few a years ago (around Rivals of Ixilan, to date me writing this) and discovered ninjas were a thing I was instantly in previously I've tried to shoehorn them into other commander decks as a subtheme (see my Etrata Board The Weatherlight deck), but they really needed their own deck.

This deck has 3 main types of creatures - unblockable creatures like Invisible Stalker, ninjas like Higure, the Still Wind, and creatures that benefit from being unblockable like Thief of Sanity plus all the ninjas. With that it pairs ways to create evasion like Aqueous Form, as well as payoffs for dealing combat damage to players, which includes a lot of our card draw like Toski, Keeper of Secrets and some removal like Throat Slitter, plus some goodies like Elbrus, the Binding Blade  . Which is actually a warning - our card advantage especially comes from dealing combat damage to players.

Finally we have some defense, from Propaganda to Wall of Souls and even Dream Fighter(??), we want to be attacking, not attacked. A couple deathtouch creatures provide defense and can act unblockable in the right circumstances.

Ideally we have an unblockable creature on the field in the first couple turns, or at least some ramp or defense, then play our commanders turns three & four. After that we can follow up with some ninjitsu and other shenanigans while we prioritize cards that let us draw cards form our unblockable creatures attacking and dealing combat damage.

Win cons are other than just attacking with a continuously pumping team are Beastmaster Ascension, flipping Elbrus, the Binding Blade  , and maybe Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow? These are usually my weakest concepts in my EDH decks, unfortunately. There is always the back up plan of a board of unblockable creatures getting bigger each turn and providing huge card advantage. We also often appear weaker than other decks, since we don't threaten to win the game, we just threaten to deal some combat damage (but can't block well) and draw a bunch of cards.

Other fun things are Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, Silent-Blade Oni, Rogue Class, and Thief of Sanity, all potentially using our opponents cards against them.

Mana base would be the big upgrade here since most of my $$$ lands are in 5C Sisay.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	11 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.15
Tokens	Drone 2/2 C, Emblem Kaito Shizuki, Morph 2/2 C, Ninja 1/1 U, Treasure
Folders	Commander