Shredder, Unrelenting
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
Sneak 
(You may cast this spell for if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.)
Deathtouch
Whenever Shredder enters or attacks, another target creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #15571
Shredder, Unrelenting hits the board as a recurring threat that punishes opponents for discarding and feeds graveyard-based strategies, all at a mana cost that doesn't ask much in return. Splinter, Radical Rat decks are the natural home, but any shell that profits from milling or self-discard loops will find real use here.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
Splinter, Radical Rat's discard-and-recur engine is exactly the engine Shredder, Unrelenting was built for — Splinter generates the discard triggers that fuel Shredder's recursion, turning both cards into a self-sustaining loop that's difficult to permanently answer.
Super Shredder
Super Shredder shares a mechanical identity with Shredder, Unrelenting, and decks built around the former naturally slot the latter as redundancy — both reward aggressive, grinding play and compound each other's board presence.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shredder, Unrelenting earns its slot in any deck that wants a resilient threat alongside discard or graveyard synergies — the 100-card singleton format means redundancy matters, and Shredder fills that role cleanly. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it faces a steeper bar; recurring threats at this cost need to either close games fast or generate immediate value, and Shredder's ceiling depends heavily on the surrounding shell. Standard gives it the most room to breathe if discard synergies are well-supported in the current card pool. Legacy and Vintage are simply too fast for a card at this power level to see meaningful play. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in the types of shells where Shredder, Unrelenting belongs — pick a signature spell that triggers discard and the card does real work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Shredder, Unrelenting is firmly bulk — low enough that there's no barrier to picking up copies for any deck that wants it. Bulk rares at this price rarely spike unless a breakout competitive build emerges, so treat it as an affordable role-player rather than a spec target.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Splinter, Radical Rat
- Super Shredder
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.