Art by Lucio Parrillo
Saved commander deck
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.
Prompt: Ghost, Spectral Saboteur commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Ghost, Spectral Saboteur
{2}{U/B}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Ramp that eliminates hand size limits from massive card draw
Sword of the Animist
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Fetches a basic land upon every unblocked attack
Card Draw
10 cards
Coastal Piracy
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Draws cards whenever unblockable creatures connect
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Saboteur draw trigger on combat damage to players
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Draws off unblocked attacks and cycles if needed
Sygg, River Cutthroat
{U/B}{U/B}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Draws a card at end step when opponents lose 3+ life
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Draws cards on combat damage and provides a late game mana sink
Notion Thief
{2}{U}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Flash synergy that steals opponents' card draws
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Instant-speed card selection fitting flash gameplans
Mask of Memory
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Cheap equipment that loots two cards on combat damage
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Flexible black removal capable of hitting enchantments
Drown in the Loch
{U}{B}Instant
Versatile counter or kill spell scaling with opponent graveyards
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
{1}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
Ninjutsu payoff converting unblocked attackers into table-wide burn
Vorpal Sword
{B}Artifact — Equipment
Threatens instant player elimination on Ghost's unblockable hits
Quietus Spike
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Halves opponent life totals via unblockable attacks
Scytheclaw
{5}Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon that cuts opponent life in half upon connection
Virtus the Veiled
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Azra Assassin
Halves opponent life totals when combat damage is dealt
Mist-Syndicate Naga
{2}{U}Creature — Snake Ninja
Ninjas in and replicates rapidly when dealing combat damage
Fallen Shinobi
{3}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Ninja
Steals and casts opponent spells for free on unblocked hits
Prosperous Thief
{2}{U}Creature — Human Ninja
Creates Treasure tokens whenever Rogues or Ninjas hit
Moon-Circuit Hacker
{1}{U}Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja
Cheap Ninjutsu card draw engine
Silver-Fur Master
{U}{B}Creature — Rat Ninja
Buffs Rogues and Ninjas while reducing Ninjutsu costs
Satoru Umezawa
{1}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
Grants Ninjutsu to all creatures and digs for threats
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Ninjutsu threat that reanimates creatures from opponent graveyards
Thief of Sanity
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Specter
Saboteur flyer that steals the best card from opponent decks
Changeling Outcast
{B}Creature — Shapeshifter
Cheap unblockable Rogue to enable ninjutsu and saboteurs
Slither Blade
{U}Creature — Snake Rogue
One-drop unblockable attacker for continuous saboteur value
Triton Shorestalker
{U}Creature — Merfolk Rogue
One-drop unblockable Rogue that enables early combat triggers
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Casts spells from the top of all players' libraries on connection
Kaito Shizuki
{1}{U}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito
Planeswalker that generates unblockable Ninjas and loots
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito
Bounces creatures to reuse Ninjutsu and generates unblockable value
Sword of Feast and Famine
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Untaps lands and forces discard on unblocked strikes
Sword of Fire and Ice
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Provides extra damage, card draw, and relevant protections
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Shadow attacker, graveyard hate, and free spell theft
Grim Hireling
{3}{B}Creature — Tiefling Rogue
Floods the board with Treasures upon combat damage
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Rogue villain card theft with deathtouch that pairs well with bounces
Utility
8 cards
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to keep Ghost safe
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Supplies cards, ramp, and changeling bodies every turn
An Offer You Can't Refuse
{U}Instant
One-mana protection against game-ending noncreature spells
Teferi's Veil
{1}{U}Enchantment
Phases attacking creatures out to dodge sorcery-speed sweepers
Bitterblossom
{1}{B}Kindred Enchantment — Faerie
Steady stream of evasive Rogue tokens to trigger combat payoffs
