While there had been fringe versions of the deck prior to Modern Horizons, playing cards like Ninja of the Deep Hours, it was only with the printing of Changeling Outcast and Ingenious Infiltrator did the deck finally look well-rounded and potentially competitive
There are multiple copies of Thundering Falls, Meticulous Archive, and a single Cavern of Souls, but youll also find another couple of Beza, the Bounding Spring
The biggest weakness with this deck is playing out all of the cards from your hand and having nothing left since most everything is so cheap to cast
Attack when you have the opportunity to do so and look for openings to cast your spells
Decklist: Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper (Commander 2016) | Illustration by Josu Hernaiz Commanders (2) Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Creatures (32) Archangel of Thune Auriok Champion Avacyn's Pilgrim Blood Artist Courser of Kruphix Crested Sunmare Crypt Ghast Defiant Bloodlord Dina, Soul Steeper Enduring Tenacity Essence Warden Gray Merchant of Asphodel Kambal, Consul of Allocation Knight of Autumn Krav, the Unredeemed Regna, the Redeemer Resplendent Angel Sakura-Tribe Elder Sangromancer Selvala, Explorer Returned Serra Ascendant Soul Warden Soul's Attendant Speaker of the Heavens Starscape Cleric Sunscorch Regent Suture Priest Tendershoot Dryad Trostani, Selesnya's Voice Twilight Prophet Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose Wood Elves Planeswalker (1) Instants (3) Anguished Unmaking Assassin's Trophy Dire Tactics Sorceries (9) Cultivate Farseek Kodama's Reach Merciless Eviction Nature's Lore Night's Whisper Rampant Growth Search for Tomorrow Toxic Deluge Artifacts (4) Aetherflux Reservoir Bolas's Citadel Pristine Talisman Well of Lost Dreams Enchantments (13) Angelic Accord Authority of the Consuls Blind Obedience Boon Reflection Dark Tutelage Dawn of Hope Greed Griffin Aerie Guardian Project Phyrexian Arena Privileged Position Sanctum of Stone Fangs Sanguine Bond Lands (36) Bountiful Promenade Concealed Courtyard Exotic Orchard Forest x5 Ghost Quarter Godless Shrine High Market Indatha Triome Isolated Chapel Krosan Verge Llanowar Wastes Overgrown Tomb Path of Ancestry Plains x6 Silent Clearing Sungrass Prairie Swamp x5 Temple Garden Temple of Malady Temple of Plenty Temple of Silence Temple of the False God Twilight Mire The abilities on Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper start off with chunks of lifegain, then you use life draining abilities on Dina, Soul Steeper, Starscape Cleric, and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose to turn that into big problems for you opponent's life
