Art by Lie Setiawan
Saved commander deck
Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows
Fill the graveyard rapidly with cheap cantrips and self-mill to supercharge Yuriko's debuff trigger and power out massive graveyard-scaling threats, utilizing bounce and blink effects to reuse enter-the-battlefield triggers.
Prompt: Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows
{U}Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
{1}Artifact
Fetches an Island into play and puts an artifact in the graveyard
Card Draw
10 cards
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Digs deep and dumps multiple cards straight into the graveyard
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
Free card filtering that puts cards into the graveyard
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws a card on every instant and sorcery cast
Wavebreak Hippocamp
{2}{U}Enchantment Creature — Horse Fish
Rewards casting Yuriko and other instants on opponent turns
Removal
10 cards
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
Murktide Regent
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Dragon
Colossal flying beater fueled by the filled graveyard
Tolarian Terror
{6}{U}Creature — Serpent
Huge discounted ward threat powered by graveyard instants and sorceries
Cryptic Serpent
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Serpent
Inexpensive massive threat when graveyard is stocked
Haughty Djinn
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Djinn
Scales in power with graveyard spells while reducing spell costs
Talrand, Sky Summoner
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Generates a swarm of flying drakes from cantrips
Rise from the Tides
{5}{U}Sorcery
Creates a lethal army of zombies from a loaded graveyard
Octavia, Living Thesis
{8}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elemental Octopus
Cheap 8/8 that turns Yuriko or tokens into 8/8 powerhouses
Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration
{3}{U}{U}Creature — Insect Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Insect
Generates Wizard tokens and transforms into an aerial lord
Serpentine Curve
{3}{U}Sorcery
Creates a gargantuan creature based on graveyard and exile counts
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
Game-ending flash creature that locks down boards and recycles spells
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Hard-to-remove beater that provides endless card advantage
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
{3}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Grants flashback to all spells in the graveyard for overwhelming value
Guile
{3}{U}{U}{U}Creature — Elemental Incarnation
Heavy hitter that steals countered spells
Laboratory Maniac
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Alternate win condition if the deck mills itself out
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
{1}{U}{U}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Jace
Card draw, self-mill, and self-mill win condition
Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
{3}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
Spellslinger engine that transforms into a devastating saga
Spellseeker
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Tutors up key cantrips, bounce spells, or High Tide
Snapcaster Mage
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Flash body that re-buys crucial spells from the graveyard
Phantasmal Image
{1}{U}Creature — Illusion
Cheap copy of any major threat on the battlefield
Spark Double
{3}{U}Creature — Illusion
Copies Yuriko or your biggest threat without the legend rule
Utility
9 cards
Crystal Shard
{3}Artifact
Repeatedly bounces Yuriko back to hand to recast her flash triggers
Displace
{2}{U}Instant
Flickers Yuriko and another utility creature for extra triggers
Otherworldly Gaze
{U}Instant
Fast self-mill that can be cast twice with flashback
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects key threats with hexproof and provides haste
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Zero-equip protection and immediate attacks
Narset, Parter of Veils
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Narset
Digs for noncreature spells while locking opponents out of extra draw
