Yuriko Ninja Tempo

Commander / EDH* UB (Dimir)

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Creature (29)

• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Faerie Seer
• 1x Fallen Shinobi
• 1x Higure, the Still Wind
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Mist-Cloaked Herald
• 1x Mist-Syndicate Naga
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Moonblade Shinobi
• 1x Nightveil Sprite
• 1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
• 1x Okiba-Gang Shinobi
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Phantom Ninja
• 1x Sage Owl
• 1x Silent-Blade Oni
• 1x Skullsnatcher
• 1x Slither Blade
• 1x Spire Owl
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Throat Slitter
• 1x Triton Shorestalker
• 1x True-Name Nemesis
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Walker of Secret Ways
• 1x Wind Dancer

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Arcane Adaptation
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Unnatural Selection

Land (35)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 10x Island
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (12)

• 1x Abjure
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Boomerang
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Diabolic Vision
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Return from Extinction
• 1x Scheming Symmetry

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So back when Commander 2019 was still fresh out the gate, it was universally agreed that most everything in it sucked. Chief among them was Yuriko, a ninja tribal commander. But I had an idea. What if, instead or relying solely on ninjas, which were limited and generally unplayable, I used unblockable creatures, and turned them into ninjas? And so the Njnja Conspiracy was born, utilizing cards like Arcane Adaptation and good ol' Conspiracy to make all my creatures into ninjas, which would give me a BUNCH of triggers from Yuriko. It was fun, though not very effective at closing out games. But even still, I stuck with it.

But now Yuriko is growing up. The Conspiracy aspect is still a part of the deck, but much less so now that the meta has learned to simply kill Adaptation. On top of that, I want her to be able to actually win games, not just annoy the table and then die. So out with (most of) the cutesy stuff, and in with some real heavy hitters. Now the creature count is a roughly even split of ninjas and non-ninjas, allowing for cheap creatures to enable the stronger but more vulnerable ninjas to hit the ground safely. Plus we now have a true finisher in Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre to hit my opponents with an instant 11 damage from one little stab with Yuriko on board, as well as Scroll Rack to repeatedly put Ulamog back on top.

Now moving forward, I want to continue upgrading the deck, with more powerful on board abilities, better top-deck manipulation, and more NINJAS!!!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 25 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.48
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Illusion 1/1 U w/ Flying, Manifest 2/2 C