Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 1. Strong - Unblockable a. Cover of Darkness b. Xenograft c. Maskwood Nexus d. Keeper of Keys e. Open into Wonder f. Larceny g. Whispersteel Dagger h. Whispering Madness 2. Fun - Ninja Tribal a. Fallen Shinobi b. Ingenious Infiltraitor c. Silent-Blade Oni d. Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni e. Sakashima's Student f. Sakashima of a Thousand Faces g. Throat Slitter h. Cunning Evasion 3. Mean - Top of Library a. Sensei's Divining Top b. Path of Ancestry c. Thassa, God of the Sea d. Retreat to Coralhelm e. Sphinx of Foresight f. Doom Whisperer g. Crystal Ball h. Temporal Trespass i. Kindred Dominance
My Yuriko deck is a mix of all 3. I run scroll rack and ways to manipulate the top. I use unblockable states to ninjutsu my ninjas in to trigger yuriko multiple times. My favorite card to check is dracho with spells like brainstorm or scroll rack to put back on top to burn my friends for 16 multiple times
As a Yuriko player i recommand putting in Tetsuko umezawa fugitive, its a great way to give unblockable to Yuriko and a fair bit of ninjas have either 1 power or toughness . Also i expected the mean way to be extra turns ( cause that's my mean way to play it ) temporal tresspass you mentioned is one of the best but don't sleep on temporal mastery with that 2 mana miracle cost and with sensei top you are garantied to have it . Fun times for you not the opponants 😏.
The biggest reason to run Cunning Evasion and Grazilaxx is this: You attack with a ninja and an unblockable creature. They block the ninja and you respond by returning to hand, then ninjitsu with the unblockable. Yuriko had this effect sort of built-in, because if a blocker kills her she can bounce to command zone then ninjitsu back in over any unblocked creatures. I know this is an older video but I think a lot of people miss this
Not sure if the video mentions it, but if you have a ways to return Yuriko to your hand, that’s almost a must have because once she hits the field, there’s no way she’ll be getting through unless you have a universal way to make creatures unblockable
I love Yuriko, mostly 'cause I love Kamigawa. Built her with Ninjas/Rogues theft sinergy. Top deck manipulation only if there's some other utility, such as in Seer's Lantern or Connive//Concoct.
Actually you want a balanced mix of all three strategies: evasive 0 or 1 drops, efficient ninjas and topdeck manipulation for big burns like extra turns and such.
For mine, I started out with ninja tribal and slowly upgraded the power level. Now it’s pretty competitive with cheap unblockables, bounce effects, top deck manipulation, counterspells and extra turns. Ironically, it can be better the keep the overall cmc really low in order to keep up the constant barrage as opposed to a bunch of big cmc spells.
Do note that Thassa and other cards that scry on upkeep don't help because you'll then draw that card. Also, other mean spells to hit opponents for a lot of damage are split cards. Commit // Memory is a personal fav.
Solid suggestions. I would avoid the monarch card though; all your creatures are always tapped and attacking. It’s nearly impossible to not get the crackback
Cheap fast creatures with some form of evasion are essential for delivery - Nether Traitor is amazing for this as is reckless imp (always dash it), ornithopter as you can always put it back in during second main. I run multiple split cards (for the total mana value), I quite like thalakos seer because when you ninja it out you get a card as well, dimir infiltrator, unblockable for ninjutsu and finds your scroll Rack if needed. Archfiend of Despair is brutal if you hit some high Ninja flips. I also run some stupid cards that aren’t really good enough like Djinn of wishes because with tons of top deck manipulation (top and lots of scry effects) you can get away with cheating some major spells in. I don’t run too many of the weaker Ninjas, some aren’t good enough to justify the deck slot or even some where the ability is awesome but the ability is prohibitively high costed i eventually dropped them.
I’m new to the game and I had to build a ninja deck. So I fairly finished it. The way I built it seems to be a small mix from all three topics with crystal ball and soothsaying for top deck manipulation with ninjas and big spells. Oh and changing my creature type in the deck with maskwood and other ways to change types and a small spice.
My friends literally don’t want to play with me anymore bc my yuriko deck is too consistent at winning by turn 6-9. They say it’s not fun for any of them when I’m on my third extra turn, idk sounds like a personal problem to me, I’m having a lot of fun
I think the best way to build Yuriko is actually a healthy mix of the strong, fun and mean way cause you want unblockable creatures, ninjas and a bit of top deck manipulation :) other than that, great video, thank you! Just a thing: does Path of Ancestry work if you use ninjutsu? I don't think so cause you're not casting, right?
Ninjutsu does not trigger Path of Ancestry. Ninjutsu is an activated ability that allows you to "place" a permanent onto the battlefield, and does not count as casting that permanent from your hand.
Is there a website that can help show me what cards to take out and add in? I’ve been looking at some deck lists and a good bit don’t have these cards in there. But I’m scared to take a card out and it hurt the synergy
Joel you made a small mistake. Sakashima's student copies any creature on the field, but is still a ninja. Which is insane since it os getting through and copy something huge.
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Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
1. Strong - Unblockable
a. Cover of Darkness
b. Xenograft
c. Maskwood Nexus
d. Keeper of Keys
e. Open into Wonder
f. Larceny
g. Whispersteel Dagger
h. Whispering Madness
2. Fun - Ninja Tribal
a. Fallen Shinobi
b. Ingenious Infiltraitor
c. Silent-Blade Oni
d. Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
e. Sakashima's Student
f. Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
g. Throat Slitter
h. Cunning Evasion
3. Mean - Top of Library
a. Sensei's Divining Top
b. Path of Ancestry
c. Thassa, God of the Sea
d. Retreat to Coralhelm
e. Sphinx of Foresight
f. Doom Whisperer
g. Crystal Ball
h. Temporal Trespass
i. Kindred Dominance
I find it interesting that you can literally put all the cards mentioned in one deck, add a few cards and you have a solid deck...
Very interesting... 🤔😊
@@JakeandJoelareMagic curious what your completed deck list would be in that case...
My Yuriko deck is a mix of all 3. I run scroll rack and ways to manipulate the top. I use unblockable states to ninjutsu my ninjas in to trigger yuriko multiple times. My favorite card to check is dracho with spells like brainstorm or scroll rack to put back on top to burn my friends for 16 multiple times
Nice suggestion!
As a Yuriko player i recommand putting in Tetsuko umezawa fugitive, its a great way to give unblockable to Yuriko and a fair bit of ninjas have either 1 power or toughness . Also i expected the mean way to be extra turns ( cause that's my mean way to play it ) temporal tresspass you mentioned is one of the best but don't sleep on temporal mastery with that 2 mana miracle cost and with sensei top you are garantied to have it . Fun times for you not the opponants 😏.
Ah what great timing I was just about to build around Yuriko!
The biggest reason to run Cunning Evasion and Grazilaxx is this:
You attack with a ninja and an unblockable creature. They block the ninja and you respond by returning to hand, then ninjitsu with the unblockable. Yuriko had this effect sort of built-in, because if a blocker kills her she can bounce to command zone then ninjitsu back in over any unblocked creatures.
I know this is an older video but I think a lot of people miss this
"Sakashima's Student" wouldn't be $50 rn if it only targeted your creatures, that card is mondo stong!
Perfect timing, Yuriko just came in the mail for me today!
Oh awesome! How are you building it?
Not sure if the video mentions it, but if you have a ways to return Yuriko to your hand, that’s almost a must have because once she hits the field, there’s no way she’ll be getting through unless you have a universal way to make creatures unblockable
Rogue's Passage, enjoy.
I love Yuriko, mostly 'cause I love Kamigawa. Built her with Ninjas/Rogues theft sinergy. Top deck manipulation only if there's some other utility, such as in Seer's Lantern or Connive//Concoct.
yeah, it's a great theme/tribal deck to build that way
Actually you want a balanced mix of all three strategies: evasive 0 or 1 drops, efficient ninjas and topdeck manipulation for big burns like extra turns and such.
Ah my favorite commander
I lately put Yuriko into my Yennett deck, works pretty well.
For mine, I started out with ninja tribal and slowly upgraded the power level. Now it’s pretty competitive with cheap unblockables, bounce effects, top deck manipulation, counterspells and extra turns. Ironically, it can be better the keep the overall cmc really low in order to keep up the constant barrage as opposed to a bunch of big cmc spells.
You can have a ninja come back to your hand with cunning evasion and then ninjutsu them out on unblocked ones
Yuriko always seems cool to build. I liked the crystal ball plug haha.
Do note that Thassa and other cards that scry on upkeep don't help because you'll then draw that card. Also, other mean spells to hit opponents for a lot of damage are split cards. Commit // Memory is a personal fav.
Solid suggestions. I would avoid the monarch card though; all your creatures are always tapped and attacking. It’s nearly impossible to not get the crackback
Cheap fast creatures with some form of evasion are essential for delivery - Nether Traitor is amazing for this as is reckless imp (always dash it), ornithopter as you can always put it back in during second main. I run multiple split cards (for the total mana value), I quite like thalakos seer because when you ninja it out you get a card as well, dimir infiltrator, unblockable for ninjutsu and finds your scroll Rack if needed. Archfiend of Despair is brutal if you hit some high Ninja flips. I also run some stupid cards that aren’t really good enough like Djinn of wishes because with tons of top deck manipulation (top and lots of scry effects) you can get away with cheating some major spells in. I don’t run too many of the weaker Ninjas, some aren’t good enough to justify the deck slot or even some where the ability is awesome but the ability is prohibitively high costed i eventually dropped them.
Man I miss these style videos.
I know Wizards has flooded the market and made way to many of these precons. But you use to be the king of this $🤬
These were some fun ways might even make one once I get the right cards
Scroll rack + Draco ggwp
I’m new to the game and I had to build a ninja deck. So I fairly finished it. The way I built it seems to be a small mix from all three topics with crystal ball and soothsaying for top deck manipulation with ninjas and big spells. Oh and changing my creature type in the deck with maskwood and other ways to change types and a small spice.
Yuriko turns is funny! And Sakashima’s student can clone Creatures you own or your frinds, to
6:30 not a creature I control but any creature that is on the Battlefield. That's why that is the most expensive ninja card.
Soothsaying work in this deck as well.
I love soothsaying. I was going to say that it needs a reprint, but I looked it up and it seems it was reprinted on the list.
Joel this commander is a beast. Thinking about crafting one
Thanks for watching, Eric!
@@JakeandJoelareMagic this Deck does work. Didn’t even need sensi diving top! Or scroll rack.
Scroll rack is perfect for this deck.
I run 0 - 1 drop cmc creatures with ways to make them ninjas. Also ways to manipulate the top of the deck. Lastly I use multi card tutors.
My friends literally don’t want to play with me anymore bc my yuriko deck is too consistent at winning by turn 6-9. They say it’s not fun for any of them when I’m on my third extra turn, idk sounds like a personal problem to me, I’m having a lot of fun
I think the best way to build Yuriko is actually a healthy mix of the strong, fun and mean way cause you want unblockable creatures, ninjas and a bit of top deck manipulation :) other than that, great video, thank you!
Just a thing: does Path of Ancestry work if you use ninjutsu? I don't think so cause you're not casting, right?
Ninjutsu does not trigger Path of Ancestry. Ninjutsu is an activated ability that allows you to "place" a permanent onto the battlefield, and does not count as casting that permanent from your hand.
@@clint6716 that's what I thought, thanks!
Is there a website that can help show me what cards to take out and add in? I’ve been looking at some deck lists and a good bit don’t have these cards in there. But I’m scared to take a card out and it hurt the synergy
Joel you made a small mistake. Sakashima's student copies any creature on the field, but is still a ninja. Which is insane since it os getting through and copy something huge.
Hmm, i dont like that you zoom in the Cards....
Keep in mind, Sakashima's Student can come in as ANY creature on the battlefield. Not just yours.
You guys gotta put Insidious Dreams in your yuriko deck.
Great card.
I use haunted crossroads, putrid imp, and draco
If say 3 ninjas get through and I discard draco with the imp pay 1 put it on top reveal and draw it rinse repeat for 16,32,48 damage
Fallen shinobi doesn't get you free spells, you still have to pay for them, gives you extra spells until the end of the turn...That's huge...
Wdym it says
"Until end of turn you may play those cards without paying their mana cost"
Aka free spells
Can Yuriko get stronger with the Kamigawa set?
Currently 11-0 using this deck.
А где ссылка на деклист ?
I cant believe thats how to pronounce Yuriko. YUR- Eh- KO
more draw cards and artifact be better....sleepers robe for other creaters.. cloaking