Shadow Budget Ninjutsu

Shadow Budget Ninjutsu is a Dimir (blue-black) Yuriko commander deck built around a tempo/aggro ninjutsu game plan. It uses lots of cheap evasive creatures like Slither Blade, Changeling Outcast, Mist-Cloaked Herald, and Ornithopter to sneak in early, then swaps them with Ninjas via ninjutsu, especially Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow.

The deck wins by repeatedly triggering Yuriko and other Ninja payoffs to generate card advantage and drain the table, while maintaining pressure with unblockable attackers. Key synergies include topdeck manipulation like Brainstorm, Ponder, Preordain, Soothsaying, and Crystal Ball to set up higher-cost reveals for Yuriko, plus value Ninjas like Moon-Circuit Hacker, Ingenious Infiltrator, and Ninja of the Deep Hours to keep cards flowing. A light suite of removal, counters, and bounce helps protect the board and disrupt opponents while the deck chips away with evasive damage and Yuriko triggers.