Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker EDH Deck Tech

[@dudemcfurgusson7179]

Shirei is the budget version of Brudiclad; every deck tech guy eventually reviews him.

[@scocasplays6703]

Haha yes definitely! Such a fun deck to play. Great opportunity to use some draft chaff.

[@elnavigatore5151]

I also got a black market in my deck. Worked well ;)

[@scocasplays6703]

Black Market is a great addition! It was out of budget for this deck but if you want to increase it, it can really do wonders.

[@AdamHarte]

You have to remember that Skullclamp shuts off Shirei's ability, because of the +1 power, but still worth it in my opinion.

[@scocasplays6703]

Great catch! Thank you for pointing it out. I made note of it for other examples but seem to have forgotten skullclamp adds +1, it never comes up. The card is just too good.

[@elnavigatore5151]

Yeah, but the skullclamp is perfect for token ;)

[@algee2005]

@@scocasplays6703 i think, for ramp it would be better to use 1/1 mana dorks instead of artifacts like sol ring or bontu's monument. imo the extra colorless or the reduction isn't that big of a deal in low cmc decks like these, and you have additional targets to sacrifice after the tap. and skullclamp - you have so much draw in this deck, the two cards you get from this are actually a minor payoff compared to the downside of skimping your commander's ability.

[@scocasplays6703]

What mana dorks do you recommend? I did try Blood Pet. I always hated having it without my commander though. Soldevi Adnate could be ok as a sac outlet. Vesper Ghoul always felt too expensive.

[@algee2005]

@@scocasplays6703 There are quite a few, even for mono black. YT hates links to external sites, so here is a scryfall query (edit: fixed it) - just copy&paste into scryfall's search bar. ci:b f:commander t:creature pow=

[@mattheauperry8358]

Carrion feeder will come back if you respond to the trigger of it getting counters by sacing itself before the counters are placed on it.

[@scocasplays6703]

Definitely a neat little trick with holding priority and sacrificing everything.

[@el_pablodocus]

Nice build and explanations thanks. AFR really did add some great additions to this value-based machine ! When you talked about Lampad's of death's vigil it made me wonder why you didn't go with Nantuko Husk instead. It's like bloodthrone vampire but for 1 more mana. Any specific reason besides it being a 2/2 ?

[@scocasplays6703]

Thank you for the support and kind words. You pretty much nailed it. Bloodthrone Vampire is at least a 1/1. I think Husk would be a great addition though! MID also gave the deck a few nice creatures.

[@el_pablodocus]

@@scocasplays6703 thanks for the answer. Looking forward to your other deck techs. Any one you'd recommend in the past ones you already did ?

[@scocasplays6703]

I have a Voltron deck tech coming soon. I'll see what Crimson Vow brings too. Lathliss has stood the test of time for me. Veyran and Asmodeus are also a lot of fun. I might try to build more budget decks in the future.