Fang of Shigeki
Enchantment Creature — Snake Ninja
Deathtouch
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #5254
Fang of Shigeki is a one-mana 1/1 with deathtouch and ward 1 — a cheap, sticky blocker that punishes attackers and enables poison-based strategies at essentially no cost. The deathtouch clause is the whole point: commanders like Fynn, the Fangbearer turn a single combat connection into a two-poison-counter clock, and Fang of Shigeki is one of the cheapest ways to get there. It's not Ashiok's Reaper, but for a deck that needs bodies with deathtouch, a 31-cent 1/1 that demands two mana to remove is a clean, low-investment piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
Fynn, the Fangbearer wins by connecting deathtouch creatures for poison counters, and Fang of Shigeki is one of the cheapest deathtouch bodies in green — showing up in nearly 73% of Fynn decks for exactly that reason.
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer cares about snakes and deathtouch creatures, and Fang of Shigeki fits both criteria, making it a reliable early drop that feeds both axes of the deck's strategy.
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch rewards sacrificing permanents of multiple types, and Fang of Shigeki's low cost means it enters and leaves the battlefield cheaply — a disposable, value-generating piece for the sacrifice loop.
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest generates Spawn tokens when creatures with power 3 or greater die in combat, and Fang of Shigeki's deathtouch ensures it trades up reliably, baiting larger creatures into combat and triggering that engine.
Tatsunari, Toad Rider
Tatsunari, Toad Rider cares about enchantments and casting spells with the same name as cards in graveyards, but the deathtouch coverage Fang of Shigeki provides gives the deck a resilient early blocker that discourages early aggression while the enchantment plan assembles.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fang of Shigeki is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only meaningfully competes in Commander and Pauper. In Commander, it earns its slot in deathtouch-tribal and poison-based strategies — the ward 1 clause adds just enough friction to keep it alive a turn longer than a vanilla 1/1 would. In Pauper, a one-mana deathtouch creature with a small tax to remove is genuinely playable as a roadblock in green aggro or midrange shells. In Modern and Legacy, Fang of Shigeki is outclassed by more impactful one-drops, and the ward 1 does nothing against the format's cheap removal suite.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ashiok's ReaperMortuaryPhyrexian AltarFang of Shigeki
Infinite death triggers; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Fang of Shigeki is deep bulk — buy it without thinking if a deathtouch-heavy Commander deck wants it. Bulk rares and commons at this price point don't tend to move unless a commander or mechanic spikes demand, so treat it as a cheap pickup, not a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.