Average Deck for Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker - Expensive Core Aristocrats

Cooper Gottfried
Apr 27, 2026
Creatures, Lands, and Nothing Else, With Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Can we pull off a mono-black life drain Commander deck with only creatures and lands? With Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist, it seems highly likely.
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Nov 20, 2025
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Average Decklist

Abyssal Gatekeeper
Abyssal Gatekeeper
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Big Game Hunter
Big Game Hunter
Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Blood Pet
Blood Pet
Bone Shredder
Bone Shredder
Bottle Gnomes
Bottle Gnomes
Cadaver Imp
Cadaver Imp
Carrion Feeder
Carrion Feeder
Cauldron Familiar
Cauldron Familiar
Clattering Augur
Clattering Augur
Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast
Disciple of Perdition
Disciple of Perdition
Dusk Legion Zealot
Dusk Legion Zealot
Fume Spitter
Fume Spitter
Greedy Freebooter
Greedy Freebooter
Grim Haruspex
Grim Haruspex
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Marionette Apprentice
Marionette Apprentice
Mindless Automaton
Mindless Automaton
Morbid Opportunist
Morbid Opportunist
Novice Occultist
Novice Occultist
Pawn of Ulamog
Pawn of Ulamog
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Priest of Forgotten Gods
Priest of Forgotten Gods
Serrated Scorpion
Serrated Scorpion
Skullport Merchant
Skullport Merchant
Skyscanner
Skyscanner
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Umbral Collar Zealot
Umbral Collar Zealot
Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Zulaport Cutthroat
Zulaport Cutthroat
Instants (7)
Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Defile
Defile
Fell the Profane
Fell the Profane
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Tragic Slip
Tragic Slip
Village Rites
Village Rites
Sorceries (5)
Agadeem's Awakening
Agadeem's Awakening
Diabolic Intent
Diabolic Intent
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Living Death
Living Death
Victimize
Victimize
Artifacts (11)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Jet Medallion
Jet Medallion
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Meekstone
Meekstone
Mithril Coat
Mithril Coat
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Enchantments (8)
Attrition
Attrition
Bastion of Remembrance
Bastion of Remembrance
Black Market
Black Market
Dark Privilege
Dark Privilege
Dictate of Erebos
Dictate of Erebos
Gift of Doom
Gift of Doom
Grave Pact
Grave Pact
The Meathook Massacre
The Meathook Massacre
Lands (11)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Stronghold
Cabal Stronghold
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Petrified Hamlet
Petrified Hamlet
Phyrexian Tower
Phyrexian Tower
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Spymaster's Vault
Spymaster's Vault
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Witch's Cottage
Witch's Cottage
Basics (1)
Swamp
22 Swamps