Turn Trash into Life
Shiryu converts an expendable hand card into a face-up Blackbeard Pirates card on top of Life. That extends survivability, recycles an engine piece, prepares a future Trigger, and leaves an imposing 8000-power attacker behind.
6 Cost · 8000 Power
Recycle to Life
You may trash 1 card from your hand. Add up to 1 cost-6-or-less Blackbeard Pirates card from your trash to the top of your Life cards face-up.
Best for:Recovering a useful engine card or preparing a high-impact Trigger.Draw 2 Cards
When Shiryu is taken from Life and its Trigger is activated, draw 2 cards.
Best for:Rebuilding the hand and punishing opponents for attacking Life.One Play, Five Advantages
Return an important Blackbeard Pirates card from trash.
Effectively add another card to Life and extend the game.
Choose a face-up Life card with a useful Trigger when possible.
Develop a large 8000-power attacker for only 6 DON!!.
Turn an excess hand card into longer-term engine value.
Decks Playing Shiryu
- Black/Yellow TeachThe primary and premier home; successful lists generally run the full four copies.
- Yellow Life BuildsExperimental midrange shells may test Shiryu, but lose value without enough Blackbeard Pirates targets.
Best fit: Shiryu is an archetype staple, not a broadly generic yellow card. Its ceiling depends on a dedicated Blackbeard Pirates engine.
Strengths & Limits
- Excellent Life recursion
- Reuses important engine pieces
- Efficient 8000-power attacker
- Powerful draw-two Trigger
- Perfect Blackbeard synergy
- On Play requires a discard
- Only recovers cost-six-or-less targets
- Much weaker outside Blackbeard decks
- No Counter value in hand