Shanna, Purifying Blade
DMU · mythic · Released 2022-09-09
Power
brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
synergy
wants support
takes over
can take over a game
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
lifegainmidrange
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
aggressive-creaturelifegain-payoffrepeatable-pure-draw
Risks
hand-only-payoffrequires-graveyard-density
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
—
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-ability
Rationale
3cmc Legendary 3/3 with lifelink that converts life gain into card draw (up to X where X is life gained that turn). Defining commander for lifegain shells and solid midrange threat. The card draw engine is handcuffed to same-turn life gain, creating a hand-only payoff that's vulnerable to empty turns and requires deck-building around life-gain sources.
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #14,321