What are the best cards for Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow?

Across 56 Arena Brawl decks, the most-played cards with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow are Brainstorm (95%), Changeling Outcast (95%) and Command Tower (95%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow?

The cards played far more often with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow than usual: Shadow of Mortality (9.6× its usual rate), Dream Beavers (9.3× its usual rate) and Skullsnatcher (8.4× its usual rate).

What colors is Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow?

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow is Dimir (blue-black), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

UBDimir commanders56 Arena Brawl decks

Legendary Creature — Human Ninja1UB$3.30

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow appears in 56 Arena Brawl decks. The most-played cards are Brainstorm, Changeling Outcast and Command Tower. The strongest synergies by lift are Shadow of Mortality, Dream Beavers and Skullsnatcher.

Build a deck with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Brainstorm

Instant

94.6%

53 decks+0.76$1.50

#2Changeling Outcast

Creature — Shapeshifter

94.6%

53 decks+1.70$2.64

#3Command Tower

Land

94.6%

53 decks+0.07$0.27

#4Watery Grave

Land — Island Swamp

92.9%

52 decks+0.14$9.48

#5Ingenious Infiltrator

Creature — Vedalken Ninja

2UB4

87.5%

49 decks+1.91$1.49

#6Polluted Delta

Land

83.9%

47 decks+0.22$19.95

#7Ornithopter

Artifact Creature — Thopter

80.4%

45 decks+1.85$0.28

#8Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway

Land // Land

78.6%

44 decks+0.19$5.23

#9Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn

Sorcery // Land

4UUU7

78.6%

44 decks+1.28$35.70

#10Faerie Seer

Creature — Faerie Wizard

75.0%

42 decks+1.70$0.42

#11Kaito, Bane of Nightmares

Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito

2UB4

75.0%

42 decks+1.75$10.22

#12Otawara, Soaring City

Legendary Land

75.0%

42 decks+0.29$27.62

#13Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs

Instant // Land

1UU3

75.0%

42 decks+0.58$9.07

#14Undercity Sewers

Land — Island Swamp

75.0%

42 decks+0.05$15.07

#15Underground River

Land

75.0%

42 decks+0.29$2.10

#16Fatal Push

Instant

73.2%

41 decks+0.52$0.78

#17Treasure Cruise

Sorcery

7U8

73.2%

41 decks+1.18$0.27

#18A-Silver-Fur Master

Creature — Rat Ninja

UB2

71.4%

40 decks+1.72

#19A-Thousand-Faced Shadow

Creature — Human Ninja

71.4%

40 decks+1.89

#20Darkslick Shores

Land

71.4%

40 decks+0.30$2.53

#21Dismember

Instant

1B/PB/P3

71.4%

40 decks+0.86$4.60

#22Slither Blade

Creature — Snake Rogue

71.4%

40 decks+1.76$1.47

#23Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

1U2

71.4%

40 decks+2.01$0.16

#24Fell the Profane // Fell Mire

Instant // Land

2BB4

69.6%

39 decks+0.54$5.33

#25A-Moon-Circuit Hacker

Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja

1U2

67.9%

38 decks+1.84

#26Bloodstained Mire

Land

67.9%

38 decks+0.35$18.64

#27Dig Through Time

Instant

6UU8

67.9%

38 decks+1.23$0.33

#28Flooded Strand

Land

67.9%

38 decks+0.33$15.69

#29Gloomlake Verge

Land

67.9%

38 decks+0.08$10.45

#30Misty Rainforest

Land

67.9%

38 decks+0.40$36.45

#31Mox Amber

Legendary Artifact

67.9%

38 decks+1.19$85.06

#32Scalding Tarn

Land

67.9%

38 decks+0.42$35.83

#33Vampiric Tutor

Instant

67.9%

38 decks+1.07$53.81GC

#34Temporal Trespass

Sorcery

8UUU11

66.1%

37 decks+2.05$2.95

#35Force of Negation

Instant

1UU3

64.3%

36 decks+0.89$46.53

#36Marsh Flats

Land

64.3%

36 decks+0.36$32.14

#37Flare of Denial

Instant

1UU3

62.5%

35 decks+1.53$3.42

#38Snuff Out

Instant

3B4

62.5%

35 decks+1.26$13.13

#39A-Dokuchi Silencer

Creature — Human Ninja

1B2

60.7%

34 decks+1.89

#40Shadow of Mortality

Creature — Avatar

13BB15

60.7%

34 decks+2.27$0.85

#41Verdant Catacombs

Land

60.7%

34 decks+0.42$29.39

#42Mockingbird

Creature — Bird Bard

XU1

58.9%

33 decks+1.86$3.74

#43Ninja of the Deep Hours

Creature — Human Ninja

3U4

58.9%

33 decks+1.88$1.51

#44Prismatic Vista

Land

58.9%

33 decks+0.34$30.18

#45Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog

Creature — Goblin // Land

2B3

57.1%

32 decks+1.05$1.79

#46Commandeer

Instant

5UU7

57.1%

32 decks+1.85$4.12

#47Flare of Malice

Instant

2BB4

57.1%

32 decks+1.79$3.45

#48Hydroponics Architect

Creature — Insect

57.1%

32 decks+1.47

#49Mystical Tutor

Instant

57.1%

32 decks+0.88$15.93GC

#50Spell Pierce

Instant

57.1%

32 decks+0.70$0.31

#51Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

Legendary Land

57.1%

32 decks+0.24$11.17

#52Wash Away

Instant

57.1%

32 decks+0.41$0.47

#53A-Prosperous Thief

Creature — Human Ninja

2U3

55.4%

31 decks+1.70

#54Dream Beavers

Creature — Beaver Nightmare

53.6%

30 decks+2.23$0.37

#55Shipwreck Marsh

Land

53.6%

30 decks-0.22$7.06

#56Thoughtseize

Sorcery

53.6%

30 decks+0.27$7.98

#57A-Futurist Operative

Creature — Human Ninja

51.8%

29 decks+1.83

#58Drowned Catacomb

Land

51.8%

29 decks-0.17$3.55

#59Grief

Creature — Elemental Incarnation

2BB4

51.8%

29 decks+1.10$2.13

#60Lórien Revealed

Sorcery

3UU5

51.8%

29 decks+1.15$3.78

Highest synergy

#1Shadow of Mortality

Creature — Avatar

13BB15

34 decks+2.27

In 61% of these decks, 9.6× its usual rate.

#2Dream Beavers

Creature — Beaver Nightmare

30 decks+2.23

In 54% of these decks, 9.3× its usual rate.

#3Skullsnatcher

Creature — Rat Ninja

1B2

23 decks+2.13

In 41% of these decks, 8.4× its usual rate.

#4Mausoleum Wanderer

Creature — Spirit

26 decks+2.12

In 46% of these decks, 8.3× its usual rate.

#5Splinter, Hamato Yoshi

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat

1B2

28 decks+2.10

In 50% of these decks, 8.2× its usual rate.

#6Murderous Cut

Instant

4B5

21 decks+2.08

In 38% of these decks, 8.0× its usual rate.

#7Temporal Trespass

Sorcery

8UUU11

37 decks+2.05

In 66% of these decks, 7.8× its usual rate.

#8Consign // Oblivion

Instant // Sorcery

1U4B7

18 decks+2.05

In 32% of these decks, 7.8× its usual rate.

#9Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

1U2

40 decks+2.01

In 71% of these decks, 7.5× its usual rate.

#10Triton Shorestalker

Creature — Merfolk Rogue

28 decks+1.96

In 50% of these decks, 7.1× its usual rate.

#11Ingenious Infiltrator

Creature — Vedalken Ninja

2UB4

49 decks+1.91

In 88% of these decks, 6.7× its usual rate.

#12A-Thousand-Faced Shadow

Creature — Human Ninja

40 decks+1.89

In 71% of these decks, 6.6× its usual rate.

Average Brawl deck

The most-included cards across 56 public Arena Brawl decks for Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow, filled to 100 with basics in their average ratio. A starting point to import and tune, not a tested list. Updated 2026-10-21.

Wildcards to craft it (approx.): 11 mythic · 37 rare · 23 uncommon · 16 common

The list (100 cards)

Commander (1)

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Creatures (33)

1Changeling Outcast
1Ingenious Infiltrator
1Ornithopter
1Faerie Seer
1A-Silver-Fur Master
1A-Thousand-Faced Shadow
1Slither Blade
1Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1A-Moon-Circuit Hacker
1A-Dokuchi Silencer
1Shadow of Mortality
1Mockingbird
1Ninja of the Deep Hours
1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
1Hydroponics Architect
1A-Prosperous Thief
1Dream Beavers
1A-Futurist Operative
1Grief
1Spectral Sailor
1Psychic Frog
1Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
1Triton Shorestalker
1Mist-Cloaked Herald
1A-Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
1Mausoleum Wanderer
1Swarm Saboteur
1Troll of Khazad-dûm
1Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
1Satoru, the Infiltrator
1Skullsnatcher
1Subtlety
1Dauthi Voidwalker

Instants (22)

1Brainstorm
1Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
1Fatal Push
1Dismember
1Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
1Dig Through Time
1Vampiric Tutor
1Force of Negation
1Flare of Denial
1Snuff Out
1Commandeer
1Flare of Malice
1Mystical Tutor
1Spell Pierce
1Wash Away
1Counterspell
1Cut Down
1Bitter Triumph
1Daze
1Dark Ritual
1Force Spike
1Force of Will

Sorceries (6)

1Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
1Treasure Cruise
1Temporal Trespass
1Thoughtseize
1Lórien Revealed
1Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt

Artifacts (1)

1Mox Amber

Planeswalkers (1)

1Kaito, Bane of Nightmares

Lands (36)

1Command Tower
1Watery Grave
1Polluted Delta
1Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
1Otawara, Soaring City
1Undercity Sewers
1Underground River
1Darkslick Shores
1Bloodstained Mire
1Flooded Strand
1Gloomlake Verge
1Misty Rainforest
1Scalding Tarn
1Marsh Flats
1Verdant Catacombs
1Prismatic Vista
1Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
1Shipwreck Marsh
1Drowned Catacomb
1Starting Town
1Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1Gemstone Caverns
1Mana Confluence
1Multiversal Passage
5Island
1Snow-Covered Island
1Snow-Covered Swamp
5Swamp

Win rates by rank for Arena Brawl decks: Brawl decks on Untapped.gg.

Questions about Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

What are the best cards for Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow?: Across 56 Arena Brawl decks, the most-played cards with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow are Brainstorm (95%), Changeling Outcast (95%) and Command Tower (95%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow?: The cards played far more often with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow than usual: Shadow of Mortality (9.6× its usual rate), Dream Beavers (9.3× its usual rate) and Skullsnatcher (8.4× its usual rate).
What colors is Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow?: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow is Dimir (blue-black), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.