Shadrix Silverquill 
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
Flying, double strike
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target player creates a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
• Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
• Target player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control.
Plays well with: +1/+1 Counters, Combat, Card draw, Card advantage, Big effect
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📖 How to build Shadrix Silverquill
Shadrix Silverquill is a five-mana legendary Elder Dragon with flying and double strike. At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two modes, and each must target a different player. The modes create a 2/1 white and black Inkling token with flying, have a player draw a card and lose 1 life, or put a +1/+1 counter on each creature that player controls. The game plan is to use this trigger each turn to build your board and card advantage while the dragon attacks in the air.
Build around the card draw, +1/+1 counter, and combat themes. Phyrexian Arena supports the draw mode, and Swords to Plowshares or Path to Exile can remove blockers or threats that stand in the dragon's way. Demonic Tutor can help find key pieces. Because the modes must target different players, plan for how giving tokens, cards, or counters to opponents will affect table politics.
The biggest weakness is that Shadrix is a legendary creature, so removing it shuts off the whole engine. The trigger only works on your turn at the beginning of combat, and you cannot choose all three modes, so one player always receives a benefit. Sweepers such as Toxic Deluge would also hit your own Inklings and countered creatures.
Deck guide written with AI assistance based on the card's rules text.
🔗 +1/+1 Counters synergy
$3.23
$9.67
$1.05
$8.31
$2.39
$1.48
$3.42
$50.83🔗 Combat synergy
$18.46
$41.29
$10.18
$5.11
$41.41
$5.42
$12.27
$18.48🔗 Card draw synergy
$59.10
$54.18
$105.01
$3.07
$12.92
$0.33
$3.41
—🧩 Top staples for this deck
✔️ Auto-includes (you probably already run these): Sol Ring, Command Tower, Arcane Signet, Exotic Orchard, Reliquary Tower, Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Path of Ancestry.
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$5.46
$8.06
$10.31
$1.86
$62.61
—$59.10$54.18
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$26.94⚙️ Colorless all-stars
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$11.44$105.01
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$33.79🪙 Budget picks (under $2€2)
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Orzhov · $2.47Staples are based on how often cards are played in Commander overall (popularity data via Scryfall/EDHREC) and filtered to this commander's colors. Synergy picks match the commander's rules text.