Eshki 2.0 by Brolunda

Format: Commander

Commander: Eshki Dragonclaw

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is commanded by Eshki Dragonclaw, focusing on a dynamic Temur tempo shell that rewards casting both a creature and a noncreature spell each turn. By combining efficient 1-to-2 drop mana dorks, cantrips, and adventure cards, the deck easily fulfills Eshki's dual-spell requirement starting on Turn 4. This triggers consistent card draw and steady +1/+1 counter growth. As Eshki grows into a massive trampling threat, the deck leverages evasion enablers like Aqueous Form and Lockjaw, Slobbering Teleporter alongside explosive combat multipliers such as Bulk Up and Armed // Dangerous to eliminate opponents via commander damage. While the list excels at sustained midgame card flow and linear combat pressure, it is inherently fair, lacking tutor density, fast combo finishes, and stax elements. It depends on disciplined mana curve sequencing and reactive defensive spells to protect its commander as it systematically dismantles the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armed // Dangerous
  • 1 Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance
  • 1 Bria, Riptide Rogue
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Bushwhack
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Copperline Gorge
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Embereth Shieldbreaker // Battle Display
  • 1 Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
  • 1 Eshki Dragonclaw
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 8 Forest
  • 1 Frontier Bivouac
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride
  • 1 Growth Curve
  • 1 Halana and Alena, Partners
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hydro-Channeler
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
  • 1 Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy // Tail the Suspect
  • 1 Kraum, Violent Cacophony
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lockjaw, Slobbering Teleporter
  • 1 Merfolk Skydiver
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mortal's Resolve
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Oracle's Restoration
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pick Your Poison
  • 1 Razzle-Dazzler
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rosethorn Acolyte // Seasonal Ritual
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scalding Viper // Steam Clean
  • 1 Scale the Heights
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Silkguard
  • 1 Sleight of Hand
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spellbook Seeker // Careful Study
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Striding Shotcaller // Run the Play
  • 1 Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight
  • 1 Teleportal
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Wildgrowth Archaic
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Zimone's Experiment