Shauku, Endbringer
Legendary Creature — Vampire
Flying
Shauku can't attack if there's another creature on the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life.
: Exile target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on Shauku.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $2.04
- EDHREC rank
- #20344
Shauku, Endbringer exiles any nontoken creature for free on your upkeep — no targeting, no counterspell window — but it demands you sacrifice your entire hand to keep it alive. The removal is unconditional and recursive; the upkeep cost means it belongs in decks built around it, not slotted in as a generalist threat, and Mairsil, the Pretender is exactly that kind of deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mairsil, the Pretender
Mairsil, the Pretender cages Shauku, Endbringer to inherit its exile ability, getting the repeatable creature removal without ever paying the hand-wipe upkeep — it's one of the cleanest cage targets in the archetype, which is why nearly half of all Mairsil lists run it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Shauku, Endbringer actually sees play — the singleton format rewards high-ceiling, build-around effects, and unconditional repeating exile scales hard in a multiplayer game full of value creatures. Outside Commander, Shauku is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the six-mana cost and punishing upkeep make it a non-starter in those formats where speed and efficiency gate every decision. Stick to Commander, and specifically to decks that can cage the ability, pay the cost in stride, or reset the hand loss — anything else is asking too much of a card that requires serious infrastructure to function.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.04 cheap tier
At $2.04, Shauku, Endbringer sits in budget territory despite being a near-staple in Mairsil, the Pretender lists. The low price reflects narrow demand — it's a specialist card with one obvious home — and there's no pressure driving it higher.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.