Jin Sakai

Format: Commander

Commander: Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Voltron and combat-saboteur strategy commanded by Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima. The primary plan leverages Jin's modal attack trigger to grant solo attackers either Standoff (double strike) or Ghost (unblockable). By pairing double strike with high-powered Equipment like Colossus Hammer, Buster Sword, and Sword cycles, the deck executes rapid commander damage eliminations or doubles the triggers of devastating saboteurs such as Unstoppable Slasher and Fallen Shinobi. Free equip enablers including Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist, Forge Anew, and Sigarda's Aid cheat high mana costs to accelerate pressure. Efficient interaction and protection spells defend the board while Tymna the Weaver, Enduring Curiosity, and Jin's own combat damage triggers keep card advantage flowing. The deck operates smoothly on curve, threatening its first elimination by Turn 4 and closing out the table across subsequent combat steps.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archpriest of Shadows
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Hide on the Ceiling
  • 1 Hoard Robber
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
  • 1 Irma, Part-Time Mutant
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
  • 1 Karai, Future of the Foot
  • 1 Ledger Shredder
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mistblade Shinobi
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Psychic Frog
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silent Hallcreeper
  • 1 Silent-Blade Oni
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Splinter, Radical Rat
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Key to the Vault
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Urborg Scavengers
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow