Art by Miklós Ligeti
Shredder, Shadow Master
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
Whenever Shredder attacks a player, for each other opponent, create a token that's a copy of Shredder tapped and attacking that player, except it isn't legendary. Sacrifice those tokens at end of combat. Whenever Shredder deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Shredder, Shadow Master deck guide
Shredder, Shadow Master is a mono-black creature commander. It leads 758 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #1,880 among all commanders.
Most Shredder decks are built around aggro, aristocrats and lifedrain, with voltron and tokens builds close behind.
A typical Shredder list runs 35 lands (26 basic), 20 creatures, 10 instants, 9 sorceries, 17 artifacts and 8 enchantments.
The cards played most with Shredder: Sol Ring (92% of decks), Arcane Signet (73% of decks), Cover of Darkness (56% of decks), Super Shredder (52% of decks), Whispersilk Cloak (51% of decks) and South Wind Avatar (51% of decks).
Well-known combos with Shredder:
- Shredder, Shadow Master + Bloodletter of Aclazotz
- Shredder, Shadow Master + Wound Reflection
- Unstoppable Slasher + Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Similar commanders: Virtus the Veiled, Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow, Satoru Umezawa, Heartless Hidetsugu, Torgaar, Famine Incarnate, Isshin, Two Heavens as One.
Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.
Average Card Type Breakdown
Average Mana Curve
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Most Played With Shredder, Shadow Master (204)
Sol Ring
92% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
73% of decks · $0.49
Cover of Darkness
56% of decks · $21.67
Super Shredder
52% of decks · $17.71
Whispersilk Cloak
51% of decks · $2.18
South Wind Avatar
51% of decks · $1.32
Deadly Rollick
50% of decks · $28.68
Pitiless Plunderer
50% of decks · $4.98
Helm of the Host
49% of decks · $5.21
Reanimate
49% of decks · $10.10
Phyrexian Arena
49% of decks · $4.16
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48% of decks · $4.20
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
48% of decks · $36.82
Shredder's Technique
48% of decks · $0.33
Morbid Opportunist
47% of decks · $0.38
Withering Torment
47% of decks · $1.60
Toxic Deluge
45% of decks · $5.02
Exquisite Blood
45% of decks · $40.36
Ninja Teen
44% of decks · $1.41
Zulaport Cutthroat
44% of decks · $1.35
Blood Artist
44% of decks · $3.83
Night's Whisper
43% of decks · $6.25
Black Market Connections
42% of decks · $10.53
Commander's Plate
42% of decks · $38.90
Shadow Alley Denizen
42% of decks · $0.25
Imp's Mischief
41% of decks · $9.18
Sign in Blood
41% of decks · $3.14
Infernal Grasp
39% of decks · $0.32
Silver Shroud Costume
38% of decks · $10.98
Genji Glove
37% of decks · $8.22
The Darkness Crystal
37% of decks · $4.28
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
37% of decks · $0.35
Grave Pact
36% of decks · $30.52
Deadly Dispute
36% of decks · $0.27
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36% of decks · $10.36
Archfiend of Despair
36% of decks · $3.15
Defile
36% of decks · $1.43
Demonic Tutor
35% of decks · $69.17
Roaming Throne
35% of decks · $52.83
Ayara, First of Locthwain
34% of decks · $8.44
Black Market
33% of decks · $6.30
Exsanguinate
32% of decks · $0.41
Damnation
32% of decks · $21.01
Mirkwood Bats
31% of decks · $1.67
Mind Stone
31% of decks
Go for the Throat
29% of decks · $0.62
Bubbling Muck
29% of decks · $4.87
Vampiric Tutor
29% of decks · $54.03
Malakir Rebirth
29% of decks
Mithril Coat
28% of decks · $29.06
Darkness
28% of decks · $23.83
Village Rites
28% of decks · $0.93
Strionic Resonator
28% of decks · $7.28
The Soul Stone
28% of decks · $60.43
Dictate of Erebos
27% of decks · $16.92
Cabal Ritual
27% of decks
Sanguine Bond
26% of decks · $7.95
Kaya's Ghostform
25% of decks · $1.71
Shadowspear
24% of decks · $29.75
Thought Vessel
24% of decks
Shredder's Revenge
24% of decks · $0.12
Enduring Tenacity
23% of decks · $14.78
Splinter's Technique
23% of decks · $1.64
Bolas's Citadel
23% of decks · $15.83
Dauthi Voidwalker
23% of decks · $5.72
Feign Death
22% of decks · $0.78
Undying Malice
22% of decks · $0.38
Filth
22% of decks · $8.35
Trailblazer's Boots
22% of decks · $3.56
Quietus Spike
22% of decks · $2.19
Solemn Simulacrum
21% of decks · $0.31
Charcoal Diamond
21% of decks · $0.35
The Meathook Massacre
21% of decks · $24.81
Snuff Out
21% of decks · $12.98
Dauthi Embrace
21% of decks · $2.61
Bastion of Remembrance
20% of decks · $0.30
Bontu's Monument
20% of decks · $4.60
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19% of decks · $1.05
The One Ring
18% of decks · $115.41
Species Specialist
18% of decks · $10.42
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18% of decks · $10.03
Warlock Class
18% of decks · $0.23
Read the Bones
18% of decks · $0.30
Prowler's Helm
17% of decks · $0.53
Dolmen Gate
17% of decks · $28.91
Dark Confidant
17% of decks · $3.59
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17% of decks · $98.55
Not Dead After All
17% of decks · $1.65
Emeritus of Woe
17% of decks
Fell the Profane
17% of decks
Grim Tutor
16% of decks · $23.87
Whip of Erebos
16% of decks · $9.52
Culling the Weak
16% of decks · $8.03
Armor of Shadows
15% of decks · $0.31
Grim Hireling
15% of decks · $12.36
Necropotence
15% of decks · $38.23
Torment of Hailfire
15% of decks · $36.04
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15% of decks · $20.16
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of decks · $5.61
Blade of Selves
15% of decks · $3.50
Nadier's Nightblade
14% of decks · $0.29
Elegy Acolyte
14% of decks · $0.41
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14% of decks · $9.67
Fellwar Stone
14% of decks
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14% of decks · $0.28
Opposition Agent
14% of decks · $20.71
Ophiomancer
13% of decks · $1.18
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13% of decks
Key to the City
13% of decks · $1.48
Animate Dead
13% of decks · $7.45
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13% of decks
Tragic Slip
13% of decks · $0.26
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
13% of decks · $0.65
Diabolic Tutor
13% of decks · $2.21
Basilisk Collar
12% of decks · $3.79
Intimidation
12% of decks · $0.93
Victimize
12% of decks · $1.25
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
12% of decks · $0.30
Sudden Spoiling
11% of decks · $6.95
Saw in Half
11% of decks · $5.73
Butcher of Malakir
11% of decks · $0.34
Sheoldred's Edict
11% of decks · $1.44
Grievous Wound
11% of decks · $0.80
Plaguecrafter
11% of decks · $0.39
Supernatural Stamina
11% of decks · $0.21
Accursed Marauder
11% of decks · $0.31
Madame Null, Power Broker
11% of decks · $0.33
Fireshrieker
11% of decks · $0.22
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of decks · $1.67
Temporal Extortion
11% of decks · $27.65
Shredder's Armor
11% of decks · $0.18
Phyrexian Obliterator
11% of decks · $9.46
Undying Evil
10% of decks · $0.41
Pain 101
10% of decks · $0.24
No Mercy
10% of decks · $24.64
Orcish Bowmasters
10% of decks · $43.37
Lavaspur Boots
10% of decks · $2.46
Champion's Helm
10% of decks · $2.90
Throne of Eldraine
10% of decks · $29.40
Mana Vault
10% of decks · $115.65
Archenemy's Charm
10% of decks · $1.02
Dark Prophecy
10% of decks · $5.79
Rush of Dread
9% of decks · $0.39
Leyline Axe
9% of decks · $5.64
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9% of decks · $4.23
Extraplanar Lens
9% of decks · $13.92
Pox Plague
9% of decks · $0.25
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
9% of decks · $1.39
Fake Your Own Death
9% of decks · $0.24
Fraying Omnipotence
9% of decks · $0.71
Reassembling Skeleton
9% of decks · $0.33
Death in the Family
9% of decks · $0.18
Blasphemous Edict
9% of decks · $4.24
Expedition Map
9% of decks · $1.43
Nirkana Revenant
9% of decks · $6.94
Manifold Key
9% of decks · $1.50
Soul Shatter
8% of decks · $6.05
Imperial Seal
8% of decks · $166.33
Mutilate
8% of decks · $2.19
Massacre Wurm
8% of decks · $2.44
Entomb
8% of decks · $18.32
Murder
8% of decks · $0.20
Caged Sun
8% of decks · $3.87
Lotus Petal
8% of decks
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
8% of decks · $13.06
Dread Presence
8% of decks · $3.39
Foot Chopper
8% of decks · $0.28
Diabolic Intent
8% of decks · $17.44
Hero's Downfall
7% of decks · $0.29
Corrupted Conviction
7% of decks · $0.34
Plumb the Forbidden
7% of decks · $0.42
Haunted Cloak
7% of decks · $0.35
Scytheclaw
7% of decks · $0.33
Heartless Summoning
7% of decks · $1.81
Bitter Triumph
7% of decks · $0.32
Skullclamp
7% of decks · $5.18
Commander's Sphere
7% of decks · $0.31
Thran Dynamo
7% of decks · $4.36
Decorum Dissertation
7% of decks · $5.43
Defiler of Flesh
7% of decks · $0.41
Masterful Flourish
7% of decks · $0.15
Peer into the Abyss
7% of decks · $3.59
Glaring Spotlight
7% of decks · $2.61
Chrome Mox
6% of decks · $167.03
Sothera, the Supervoid
6% of decks · $3.30
Viscera Seer
6% of decks · $0.49
Ashnod's Altar
6% of decks · $16.64
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of decks · $40.31
Wishclaw Talisman
6% of decks · $2.47
Boggart Trawler
6% of decks
Dismember
6% of decks · $4.78
Insatiable Avarice
6% of decks · $6.03
Beseech the Mirror
6% of decks · $21.21
Mindcrank
6% of decks · $13.37
Phyrexian Reclamation
6% of decks · $2.84
Flare of Malice
6% of decks · $3.10
In Garruk's Wake
6% of decks · $3.17
Rise of the Dark Realms
6% of decks · $6.73
Nyx Lotus
6% of decks · $4.76
Skateboard
6% of decks · $0.35
Vorpal Sword
5% of decks · $2.67
Smoke Bomb
5% of decks · $0.37
Sword of the Animist
5% of decks · $5.42
Bitterblossom
5% of decks · $32.66
New Cards
My Precious
11% of decks
Hall of Echoes
8% of decks · $2.56
The Master of Lake-town
8% of decks · $0.59
Lich's Relic
6% of decks · $1.49
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
4% of decks · $15.93
Creatures (50)
Super Shredder
52% of decks · $17.71
South Wind Avatar
51% of decks · $1.32
Pitiless Plunderer
50% of decks · $4.98
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48% of decks · $4.20
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
48% of decks · $36.82
Morbid Opportunist
47% of decks · $0.38
Zulaport Cutthroat
44% of decks · $1.35
Blood Artist
44% of decks · $3.83
Shadow Alley Denizen
42% of decks · $0.25
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
37% of decks · $0.35
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36% of decks · $10.36
Archfiend of Despair
36% of decks · $3.15
Roaming Throne
35% of decks · $52.83
Ayara, First of Locthwain
34% of decks · $8.44
Mirkwood Bats
31% of decks · $1.67
Enduring Tenacity
23% of decks · $14.78
Dauthi Voidwalker
23% of decks · $5.72
Filth
22% of decks · $8.35
Solemn Simulacrum
21% of decks · $0.31
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19% of decks · $1.05
Species Specialist
18% of decks · $10.42
Dark Confidant
17% of decks · $3.59
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17% of decks · $98.55
Emeritus of Woe
17% of decks
Grim Hireling
15% of decks · $12.36
Nadier's Nightblade
14% of decks · $0.29
Elegy Acolyte
14% of decks · $0.41
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14% of decks · $0.28
Opposition Agent
14% of decks · $20.71
Ophiomancer
13% of decks · $1.18
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13% of decks
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13% of decks
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
13% of decks · $0.65
Butcher of Malakir
11% of decks · $0.34
Plaguecrafter
11% of decks · $0.39
Accursed Marauder
11% of decks · $0.31
Madame Null, Power Broker
11% of decks · $0.33
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11% of decks · $1.67
Phyrexian Obliterator
11% of decks · $9.46
Orcish Bowmasters
10% of decks · $43.37
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9% of decks · $4.23
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
9% of decks · $1.39
Reassembling Skeleton
9% of decks · $0.33
Nirkana Revenant
9% of decks · $6.94
Massacre Wurm
8% of decks · $2.44
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
8% of decks · $13.06
Dread Presence
8% of decks · $3.39
Defiler of Flesh
7% of decks · $0.41
Viscera Seer
6% of decks · $0.49
Boggart Trawler
6% of decks
Instants (39)
Deadly Rollick
50% of decks · $28.68
Withering Torment
47% of decks · $1.60
Imp's Mischief
41% of decks · $9.18
Infernal Grasp
39% of decks · $0.32
Deadly Dispute
36% of decks · $0.27
Defile
36% of decks · $1.43
Go for the Throat
29% of decks · $0.62
Vampiric Tutor
29% of decks · $54.03
Malakir Rebirth
29% of decks
Darkness
28% of decks · $23.83
Village Rites
28% of decks · $0.93
Cabal Ritual
27% of decks
Feign Death
22% of decks · $0.78
Undying Malice
22% of decks · $0.38
Snuff Out
21% of decks · $12.98
Not Dead After All
17% of decks · $1.65
Fell the Profane
17% of decks
Culling the Weak
16% of decks · $8.03
Armor of Shadows
15% of decks · $0.31
Tragic Slip
13% of decks · $0.26
Sudden Spoiling
11% of decks · $6.95
Saw in Half
11% of decks · $5.73
Sheoldred's Edict
11% of decks · $1.44
Supernatural Stamina
11% of decks · $0.21
Undying Evil
10% of decks · $0.41
Pain 101
10% of decks · $0.24
Archenemy's Charm
10% of decks · $1.02
Fake Your Own Death
9% of decks · $0.24
Death in the Family
9% of decks · $0.18
Soul Shatter
8% of decks · $6.05
Entomb
8% of decks · $18.32
Murder
8% of decks · $0.20
Hero's Downfall
7% of decks · $0.29
Corrupted Conviction
7% of decks · $0.34
Plumb the Forbidden
7% of decks · $0.42
Bitter Triumph
7% of decks · $0.32
Masterful Flourish
7% of decks · $0.15
Dismember
6% of decks · $4.78
Flare of Malice
6% of decks · $3.10
Sorceries (30)
Reanimate
49% of decks · $10.10
Shredder's Technique
48% of decks · $0.33
Toxic Deluge
45% of decks · $5.02
Night's Whisper
43% of decks · $6.25
Sign in Blood
41% of decks · $3.14
Demonic Tutor
35% of decks · $69.17
Exsanguinate
32% of decks · $0.41
Damnation
32% of decks · $21.01
Bubbling Muck
29% of decks · $4.87
Shredder's Revenge
24% of decks · $0.12
Splinter's Technique
23% of decks · $1.64
Read the Bones
18% of decks · $0.30
Grim Tutor
16% of decks · $23.87
Torment of Hailfire
15% of decks · $36.04
Diabolic Tutor
13% of decks · $2.21
Victimize
12% of decks · $1.25
Temporal Extortion
11% of decks · $27.65
Rush of Dread
9% of decks · $0.39
Pox Plague
9% of decks · $0.25
Fraying Omnipotence
9% of decks · $0.71
Blasphemous Edict
9% of decks · $4.24
Imperial Seal
8% of decks · $166.33
Mutilate
8% of decks · $2.19
Diabolic Intent
8% of decks · $17.44
Decorum Dissertation
7% of decks · $5.43
Peer into the Abyss
7% of decks · $3.59
Insatiable Avarice
6% of decks · $6.03
Beseech the Mirror
6% of decks · $21.21
In Garruk's Wake
6% of decks · $3.17
Rise of the Dark Realms
6% of decks · $6.73
Utility Artifacts (41)
Whispersilk Cloak
51% of decks · $2.18
Helm of the Host
49% of decks · $5.21
Commander's Plate
42% of decks · $38.90
Silver Shroud Costume
38% of decks · $10.98
Genji Glove
37% of decks · $8.22
The Darkness Crystal
37% of decks · $4.28
Mithril Coat
28% of decks · $29.06
Strionic Resonator
28% of decks · $7.28
Shadowspear
24% of decks · $29.75
Bolas's Citadel
23% of decks · $15.83
Trailblazer's Boots
22% of decks · $3.56
Quietus Spike
22% of decks · $2.19
Bontu's Monument
20% of decks · $4.60
The One Ring
18% of decks · $115.41
Prowler's Helm
17% of decks · $0.53
Dolmen Gate
17% of decks · $28.91
Whip of Erebos
16% of decks · $9.52
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of decks · $5.61
Blade of Selves
15% of decks · $3.50
Key to the City
13% of decks · $1.48
Basilisk Collar
12% of decks · $3.79
Fireshrieker
11% of decks · $0.22
Shredder's Armor
11% of decks · $0.18
Lavaspur Boots
10% of decks · $2.46
Champion's Helm
10% of decks · $2.90
Leyline Axe
9% of decks · $5.64
Expedition Map
9% of decks · $1.43
Manifold Key
9% of decks · $1.50
Foot Chopper
8% of decks · $0.28
Haunted Cloak
7% of decks · $0.35
Scytheclaw
7% of decks · $0.33
Skullclamp
7% of decks · $5.18
Glaring Spotlight
7% of decks · $2.61
Ashnod's Altar
6% of decks · $16.64
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of decks · $40.31
Wishclaw Talisman
6% of decks · $2.47
Mindcrank
6% of decks · $13.37
Skateboard
6% of decks · $0.35
Vorpal Sword
5% of decks · $2.67
Smoke Bomb
5% of decks · $0.37
Sword of the Animist
5% of decks · $5.42
Mana Artifacts (17)
Sol Ring
92% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
73% of decks · $0.49
Mind Stone
31% of decks
The Soul Stone
28% of decks · $60.43
Thought Vessel
24% of decks
Charcoal Diamond
21% of decks · $0.35
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15% of decks · $20.16
Fellwar Stone
14% of decks
Throne of Eldraine
10% of decks · $29.40
Mana Vault
10% of decks · $115.65
Extraplanar Lens
9% of decks · $13.92
Caged Sun
8% of decks · $3.87
Lotus Petal
8% of decks
Commander's Sphere
7% of decks · $0.31
Thran Dynamo
7% of decks · $4.36
Chrome Mox
6% of decks · $167.03
Nyx Lotus
6% of decks · $4.76
Enchantments (25)
Cover of Darkness
56% of decks · $21.67
Phyrexian Arena
49% of decks · $4.16
Exquisite Blood
45% of decks · $40.36
Ninja Teen
44% of decks · $1.41
Black Market Connections
42% of decks · $10.53
Grave Pact
36% of decks · $30.52
Black Market
33% of decks · $6.30
Dictate of Erebos
27% of decks · $16.92
Sanguine Bond
26% of decks · $7.95
Kaya's Ghostform
25% of decks · $1.71
The Meathook Massacre
21% of decks · $24.81
Dauthi Embrace
21% of decks · $2.61
Bastion of Remembrance
20% of decks · $0.30
Warlock Class
18% of decks · $0.23
Necropotence
15% of decks · $38.23
Animate Dead
13% of decks · $7.45
Intimidation
12% of decks · $0.93
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
12% of decks · $0.30
Grievous Wound
11% of decks · $0.80
No Mercy
10% of decks · $24.64
Dark Prophecy
10% of decks · $5.79
Heartless Summoning
7% of decks · $1.81
Sothera, the Supervoid
6% of decks · $3.30
Phyrexian Reclamation
6% of decks · $2.84
Bitterblossom
5% of decks · $32.66
Planeswalkers (2)
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18% of decks · $10.03
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14% of decks · $9.67
Utility Lands (25)
Rogue's Passage
73% of decks
Cabal Coffers
61% of decks
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
48% of decks
Bojuka Bog
46% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45% of decks
Cabal Stronghold
35% of decks
The Black Gate
34% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
34% of decks
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
29% of decks
Reliquary Tower
28% of decks
Secret Tunnel
24% of decks
War Room
22% of decks
Phyrexian Tower
19% of decks
Ancient Tomb
19% of decks
Command Beacon
18% of decks
Castle Locthwain
14% of decks
Witch's Cottage
13% of decks
Urza's Saga
13% of decks
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11% of decks
Witch's Clinic
10% of decks
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7% of decks
Lake of the Dead
7% of decks
Spymaster's Vault
6% of decks
Mortuary Mire
5% of decks
Temple of the False God
5% of decks
Lands (12)
Swamp
94% of decks
Turtle Lair
33% of decks
Malakir Rebirth
29% of decks
Myriad Landscape
23% of decks
Fell the Profane
17% of decks
Cavern of Souls
11% of decks
Daily Bugle Building
10% of decks
Command Tower
9% of decks
Urza's Cave
8% of decks
Snow-Covered Swamp
7% of decks
Boggart Trawler
6% of decks
Evolving Wilds
6% of decks
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