The Black Weenies of Shizo

Commander / EDH Mono-Black Theme/Gimmick Weenie

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Creature (26)

• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Bile Urchin
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Bone Shredder
• 1x Brain Maggot
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Death Cultist
• 1x Disciple of Phenax
• 1x Fume Spitter
• 1x Graveblade Marauder
• 1x Grim Guardian
• 1x Guiltfeeder
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Mesmeric Fiend
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Perilous Myr
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Scavenger Drake
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited

Land (35)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x High Market
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 19x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Artifact (16)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Carnage Altar
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Witchbane Orb

Instant (5)

• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Scour from Existence
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Ruinous Path

Commander (1)

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Undoubtedly my most successful Commander deck, with one of the most obscure legendary creatures for a commander. Shirei is a lot of fun for whoever's playing him but not fun at all for his opponents.

Games start off playing defensively, building up mana sources and hopefully getting Lightning Greaves and a sac outlet early on. Once Shirei hits the board, the whole game changes. The $0.12 commons start becoming restless, deathless, bloodthirsty monsters. Grave Pact or Dictate of Erebos deny every opposing player from having creatures at all. Avacyn? Dead. Avacyn's friends? Dead. Ulamog equipped with lightning greaves, darksteel plate, and with an Avacyn on the board? Yup, still dead. Force sac is probably the most powerful removal method, and this deck does it, easily, and often. Planeswalkers? Hex Parasite. Bye Felicia. Disciple of Phenax means whoever hasn't scooped doesn't have a hand for the rest of the game. Various other utility creatures keep my hand full, get my good things out of my graveyard, and either chip away opponent's life, restore mine, or both.

What really infuriates Shirei's enemies, however, is how even when firing on all cylinders, he kills pretty slowly. The biggest body in the deck is Sheoldred, Whispering One, unless I manage to build up Scavenger Drake without him dying. By design, almost none of the creatures have more than 1 power, so it's very rare to hit for 10 or more each combat.

However, being mono-black, it does have its weaknesses. Scour from Existence is the only answer for enchantments in the color, and I only get the one. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon usually means I lose. Shirei is Geth, Lord of the Vault's best friend, but it's an unrequited love.

Either way, the design is relatively final now. It's disgustingly effective most of the time, and I'm very glad I decided to give this weird little commander a try... and not with 24 shadowborn apostles.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited