Shabraz, the Skyshark

Gameplan

Shabraz grows and gains you life every time you draw, so you build a draw-heavy engine that snowballs the Skyshark into a lethal evasive threat while padding your life total. Paired with Brallin, you turn wheels and discard into both card flow and direct damage, looting and drawing your way to a commander-damage or burn-based kill. Early turns set up card advantage and protection; mid-game you chain draw effects to balloon Shabraz and swing through the air.

Key Cards

• Brallin, Skyshark Rider — Its designated partner; turns discard into damage and pairs with wheels for explosive turns.
• The Locust God — Endless draw triggers translate into Shabraz counters, life, and a token army.
• Windfall — Mass-draw wheel that hugely grows Shabraz while feeding Brallin's discard damage.
• Teferi's Ageless Insight — Doubles every draw, doubling counters and lifegain on Shabraz.
• Rhystic Study — Steady card flow that continuously triggers Shabraz throughout the game.
• Esper Sentinel — Cheap repeatable draw that fuels the counter-and-life engine.
• Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh — With Brallin you can run a third partner-style shell, but more importantly cheap enablers maximize draws.

Upgrade Path

Lean harder into draw doublers (Teferi's Ageless Insight, Alhammarret's Archive) and free draw engines (Esper Sentinel, Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora) to make every wheel explosive. Add protection like Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots, and Heroic Intervention so a single removal spell doesn't undo your counters. To push toward cEDH, include fast mana, efficient tutors, and a dedicated infinite-draw combo such as The Locust God with Skullclamp or wheel loops to win on the spot.