What is the best cheap budget alternative to Super Shredder?

The top vector-matched budget alternative to Super Shredder is Spider-Man Noir ($0.29), offering a 76% functional match while saving $19.52.

How can I replace Super Shredder in MTG Commander on a budget?

You can replace Super Shredder ($19.81) in EDH by swapping in lower-cost cards that share key Scryfall oracle tags like #alliteration, #evasion, #gains-pp-counters and identical color identity (B).

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Best Mono-Black budget alternatives to Super Shredder

Automated Vector Analysis• 5 min read•Updated August 3, 2026

Super Shredder

$19.81 Market

Card Breakdown: Super Shredder (Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Human) is a high-demand MTG card. At $19.81, budget-conscious players can leverage vector embedding similarity to achieve similar game actions for under $5.00.

#alliteration#evasion#gains-pp-counters#leaves-battlefield-trigger#lose-trigger#repeatable-pp-counters#unique-type-line

Top Vector-Ranked Budget Swaps

#1 Best Swap

Spider-Man Noir

(Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero)

$0.29

76% Vector Match

Menace Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then surveil X, where X is the number of counters on it. (Look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches Super Shredder's Legendary Creature card type and costs 3 more mana to cast (5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #evasion, #repeatable-pp-counters.

#evasion #repeatable-pp-counters

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#2 Best Swap

Ninja of the Hand

(Creature — Human Ninja Villain)

$0.11

74% Vector Match

Deathtouch Power-up — {4}{B}: Each opponent discards a card. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by its mana cost if it entered this turn.)

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Functions as a Creature alternative to Super Shredder's Legendary Creature and costs 1 more mana to cast (3 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #gains-pp-counters, #unique-type-line.

#gains-pp-counters #unique-type-line

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#3 Best Swap

Village Cannibals

(Creature — Human)

$0.07

74% Vector Match

Whenever another Human creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Functions as a Creature alternative to Super Shredder's Legendary Creature and costs 1 more mana to cast (3 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #gains-pp-counters, #repeatable-pp-counters.

#gains-pp-counters #repeatable-pp-counters

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#4 Best Swap

Citizen V, Helmut Zemo

(Legendary Creature — Human Noble Villain)

$0.42

74% Vector Match

Lifelink Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each Villain you control.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches Super Shredder's Legendary Creature card type and costs 1 more mana to cast (3 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #repeatable-pp-counters.

#repeatable-pp-counters

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