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Commander deckBU
Tiger Shark, Abyssal Hunter
Leverage Tiger Shark's repeatable connive trigger to pump him with +1/+1 counters and fill the graveyard, enabling massive unblockable commander damage alongside powerful Dimir reanimation payoffs.
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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 · 62 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
1Tiger Shark, Abyssal Hunter
2UBUBLegendary Creature — Shark Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
Provides mana and removes maximum hand size restrictions.
Nightscape Familiar
1BCreature — Zombie
Reduces costs of blue and black spells while regenerating.
Card Draw
10
Mystic Remora
UEnchantment
Draws heavily from early opponent noncreature spells.
Archfiend of Ifnir
3BBCreature — Demon
Turns Tiger Shark's connive discards into a one-sided board wipe.
Bone Miser
4BCreature — Zombie Wizard
Generates cards, tokens, and mana off connive discards.
Containment Construct
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Lets you play cards discarded to connive.
Currency Converter
1Artifact
Stores discarded cards and creates treasures or rogue tokens.
Ledger Shredder
1UCreature — Bird Advisor
Secondary connive engine that grows alongside your commander.
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Draws cards whenever unblockable creatures deal combat damage.
Windfall
2USorcery
Refills hand while stocking the graveyard with reanimation targets discarded to connive
Removal
10
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
Free protection spell with your commander on board.
Drown in the Loch
UBInstant
Versatile counterspell or removal fueled by stocked graveyards.
Baleful Mastery
3BInstant
Efficient, flexible exile removal for opposing creatures and planeswalkers
Threats/Wincons
23
Living Death
3BBSorcery
Mass board wipe and reanimation fueled by connive discards.
Toxrill, the Corrosive
5BBLegendary Creature — Slug Horror
Massive reanimation target that devastates opponent boards.
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Flash finisher that can be reanimated after being discarded.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Resilient beater with discard synergies and card draw.
Archon of Cruelty
6BBCreature — Archon
Devastating reanimation target that drains and draws on attack.
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Gives massive power buffs to your unblockable commander.
Fireshrieker
3Artifact — Equipment
Double strike turns large commander attacks lethal quickly.
Inquisitor's Flail
2Artifact — Equipment
Doubles unblockable damage with negligible downside.
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Drains opponents each time connive draws a card.
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Provides constant graveyard recursion and opponent sacrifice.
Gisa, the Hellraiser
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Warlock
Generates zombie tokens and buffs your squad.
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Potent reanimation target that swings life totals.
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
Steals the best creatures from each opponent's graveyard.
Lord of the Forsaken
4BBCreature — Demon
Discounts activation costs and fuels graveyard plays.
The Cyber-Controller
XUUBLegendary Artifact Creature — Cyberman
Scalable Dimir villain payoff that mills and steals creatures.
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Grows with connive draws and replaces itself with islandwalk squids.
Consuming Aberration
3UBCreature — Horror
Massive threat that mills opponents into oblivion.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Burns opponents whenever creatures are discarded or die.
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
High-impact reanimation target that draws cards and controls the board
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Provides unblockable damage, graveyard hate, and access to opponents' best cards
Utility
9
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and immediate haste to attack and connive.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-equip haste and shroud to attack the turn he lands.
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Preserves +1/+1 counters accumulated through conniving.
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
Guarantees unblockable commander hits with built-in shroud.
Training Grounds
UEnchantment
Drastically discounts Tiger Shark's unblockable ability.
Heartstone
3Artifact
Reduces the cost of activating Tiger Shark's unblockable effect.
Tortured Existence
BEnchantment
Recovers key discarded creatures while enabling discard loops.
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
3UBLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Lets you immediately cast nonland cards discarded with the commander's connive trigger
Victimize
2BSorcery
Reanimates two discarded high-cost creatures for a very low mana investment
