Shirei's Attrition

Commander / EDH Combo Control Infinite Combo Mono-Black Sacrifice Tokens Weenie

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Sac fodder (41)

• 1x Basal Thrull
• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Bog Initiate
• 1x Burglar Rat
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Clattering Augur
• 1x Death Cultist
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Dutiful Attendant
• 1x Elderfang Disciple
• 1x Elvish Doomsayer
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Initiates of the Ebon Hand
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Lightning Coils
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Novice Occultist
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Shambling Ghast
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Undead Butler
• 1x Virus Beetle
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yarok's Fenlurker
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Wincon (5)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Removal (4)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Protection (1)

• 1x Dark Privilege

Sacrifice (22)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Dark Privilege
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reckoner's Bargain
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Card draw (16)

• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Clattering Augur
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Novice Occultist
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reckoner's Bargain
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Tokens (7)

• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Lightning Coils
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator

Self recurring (4)

• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Clattering Augur
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton

Commander (1)

Ramp (21)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basal Thrull
• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Bog Initiate
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Initiates of the Ebon Hand
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Shambling Ghast
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soldevi Adnate

Land (33)

• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 25x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Discard (5)

• 1x Burglar Rat
• 1x Elderfang Disciple
• 1x Elvish Doomsayer
• 1x Virus Beetle
• 1x Yarok's Fenlurker

Retrieval (3)

• 1x Dutiful Attendant
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Tortured Existence

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Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker was one of my very first legendary creatures I ever pulled in magic, and was the first card I ever started to brew around.

I have tried many variations of building decks around it and several different formats. I find that Commander/EDH seems to be the right home.

I see many versions of Shirei using Shadowborn Apostle and I don't have any interest in that style of deck. I have always loved abusing the mana abilities and discard abilities, and Grave Pact effects to punish the table and lock them out with Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker’s ability.

This is a combo build that takes time. It's not a fast deck by any means but I have been able to goldfish to a combo usually around turn 7, fairly consistently. I’m hoping that upping the discard effects in the deck will be oppressive enough to keep my opponents at bay while I establish my Reassembling Skeleton+Phyrexian Altar combo. Having 3 different Pawn of Ulamog effects and ample tutor options, I believe, should get me there.

This is an “all-in” strategy which is why there isn’t much removal or other answers in the deck other than the discard effects

Trying to make the decks “go off” faster for more competitive gameplay. I want this one to be my oppressive, tournament deck

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Discard 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Black 4 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 23 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 28 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.34
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 3/1 R, Goat 0/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Pest 1/1 BG, Rat 1/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	nether traitor