commander eesha by Dubthestep

Format: Commander

Commander: Commander Eesha

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a mono-white pillowfort/control deck helmed by Commander Eesha, a flying 2/4 with protection from creatures. The deck's primary game plan is to lock down opponents' attacks through a dense suite of tax effects (Ghostly Prison, Sphere of Safety, Blind Obedience, Crawlspace, Silent Arbiter) and prevent damage (Pariah, Pariah's Shield, Martyr's Cause, Selfless Squire), then win through one of three alternative conditions: Approach of the Second Sun (cast twice from hand), Felidar Sovereign (reach 40 life), or commander damage via Commander Eesha's unblockability (protection from creatures). The deck also features board wipes like Hour of Revelation, Austere Command, and Vanquish the Horde to reset the board. It is a slow, reactive strategy that trades speed for inevitability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Angel's Trumpet
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Blazing Archon
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Comeuppance
  • 1 Commander Eesha
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Crown of Doom
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Decree of Justice
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fateful Absence
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gideon's Sacrifice
  • 1 Hour of Revelation
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightmine Field
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Martyr's Cause
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
  • 1 Mirror Strike
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Oblation
  • 1 Pariah
  • 1 Pariah's Shield
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 29 Plains
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Selfless Squire
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vengeful Archon
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Winds of Abandon