True Flames of Isshin by SleepyEyes

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Built around Isshin, Two Heavens as One, this Mardu deck transforms every attack trigger into a doubled token avalanche and burn event. The main line is wide Soldier/Human/Goblin beats backed by Raid Bombardment, Warleader's Call, and extra combat from Aurelia, Combat Celebrant, and Response // Resurgence. Adeline, Hanweir Garrison, and Krenko create massive boards, while Mondrak and Roaming Throne multiply those tokens further. A secondary value line is the Mishra, Claimed by Gix + Phyrexian Dragon Engine meld, which turns two attacking creatures into a giant beater, while Aclazotz supplies attack-trigger discard/draw. The commander multiplies the whole plan, so protecting Isshin and sequencing attack triggers is the central puzzle.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Aggression
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Basri Ket
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Reckoner
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hanweir Garrison
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hazoret's Monument
  • 1 Hellrider
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Heroic Reinforcements
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Legion Loyalist
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loyal Unicorn
  • 1 Mardu Ascendancy
  • 1 Mishra, Claimed by Gix
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Dragon Engine
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Rabble Rousing
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Raise the Alarm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Resolute Reinforcements
  • 1 Response // Resurgence
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Skyknight Vanguard
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stab
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Windcrag Siege