Art by Anna Pavleeva
Commander deckBU
Satoru Umezawa
Utilize cheap unblockable creatures to trigger Ninjutsu, cheating out massive high-impact threats with Satoru's ability while maintaining tempo with card draw and interaction.
Asked for“A blue/black ninjutsu deck using satoru Umezawa”
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 · 58 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
1Satoru Umezawa
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
11
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Synergy with unblockable creatures
Removal
9
Threats/Wincons
23
Mist-Syndicate Naga
2UCreature — Snake Ninja
Creates copies of itself when it hits
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Massive draw engine and hard to kill
Diluvian Primordial
5UUCreature — Avatar
Steals spells from opponents' graveyards
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
Steals creatures from opponents' graveyards
Burning-Rune Demon
4BBCreature — Demon Berserker
Tutors specific cards to hand or graveyard
Overseer of the Damned
5BBCreature — Demon
Removal and token generation on a body
