Art by Lucio Parrillo
Commander deckBU
Ghost, Spectral Saboteur
Leverage Ghost's flash timing and unblockability to consistently trigger potent combat damage saboteur effects, Ninjutsu swaps, and Coastal Piracy card-draw engines while controlling the board at instant speed.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Ghost, Spectral Saboteur
2UBLegendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
Ramp that eliminates hand size limits from massive card draw
Sword of the Animist
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Fetches a basic land upon every unblocked attack
Card Draw
10
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Saboteur draw trigger on combat damage to players
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Draws off unblocked attacks and cycles if needed
Sygg, River Cutthroat
UBUBLegendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Draws a card at end step when opponents lose 3+ life
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Draws cards on combat damage and provides a late game mana sink
Notion Thief
2UBCreature — Human Rogue
Flash synergy that steals opponents' card draws
Mask of Memory
2Artifact — Equipment
Cheap equipment that loots two cards on combat damage
Removal
10
Drown in the Loch
UBInstant
Versatile counter or kill spell scaling with opponent graveyards
Threats/Wincons
24
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
Ninjutsu payoff converting unblocked attackers into table-wide burn
Vorpal Sword
BArtifact — Equipment
Threatens instant player elimination on Ghost's unblockable hits
Quietus Spike
3Artifact — Equipment
Halves opponent life totals via unblockable attacks
Scytheclaw
5Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon that cuts opponent life in half upon connection
Virtus the Veiled
2BLegendary Creature — Azra Assassin
Halves opponent life totals when combat damage is dealt
Mist-Syndicate Naga
2UCreature — Snake Ninja
Ninjas in and replicates rapidly when dealing combat damage
Fallen Shinobi
3UBCreature — Zombie Ninja
Steals and casts opponent spells for free on unblocked hits
Prosperous Thief
2UCreature — Human Ninja
Creates Treasure tokens whenever Rogues or Ninjas hit
Moon-Circuit Hacker
1UEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja
Cheap Ninjutsu card draw engine
Silver-Fur Master
UBCreature — Rat Ninja
Buffs Rogues and Ninjas while reducing Ninjutsu costs
Satoru Umezawa
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
Grants Ninjutsu to all creatures and digs for threats
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
4BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Ninjutsu threat that reanimates creatures from opponent graveyards
Thief of Sanity
1UBCreature — Specter
Saboteur flyer that steals the best card from opponent decks
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
Cheap unblockable Rogue to enable ninjutsu and saboteurs
Slither Blade
UCreature — Snake Rogue
One-drop unblockable attacker for continuous saboteur value
Triton Shorestalker
UCreature — Merfolk Rogue
One-drop unblockable Rogue that enables early combat triggers
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
1BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Casts spells from the top of all players' libraries on connection
Kaito Shizuki
1UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito
Planeswalker that generates unblockable Ninjas and loots
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
2UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito
Bounces creatures to reuse Ninjutsu and generates unblockable value
Sword of Feast and Famine
3Artifact — Equipment
Untaps lands and forces discard on unblocked strikes
Sword of Fire and Ice
3Artifact — Equipment
Provides extra damage, card draw, and relevant protections
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Shadow attacker, graveyard hate, and free spell theft
Grim Hireling
3BCreature — Tiefling Rogue
Floods the board with Treasures upon combat damage
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Rogue villain card theft with deathtouch that pairs well with bounces
Utility
8
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to keep Ghost safe
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
Supplies cards, ramp, and changeling bodies every turn
An Offer You Can't Refuse
UInstant
One-mana protection against game-ending noncreature spells
Teferi's Veil
1UEnchantment
Phases attacking creatures out to dodge sorcery-speed sweepers
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
Steady stream of evasive Rogue tokens to trigger combat payoffs
