Lone star by Dudleyman27

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This Mardu deck is piloted by Isshin, Two Heavens as One, a commander that doubles all triggers caused by declaring attacks. The deck's primary strategy is to accelerate mana on Turn 2, cast Isshin on Turn 3, and deploy an attack-trigger token producer such as Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon, or Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin on Turn 4. On Turn 5, it drops an exponential finisher like Mishra, Claimed by Gix, Warleader's Call, or Karlach, Fury of Avernus, attacking with a wide swarm that drains each opponent simultaneously while doubling creature counts. Protection pieces like Myrel, Shield of Argive, Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty, Iroas, God of Victory, and Reconnaissance keep attackers safe from blockers and instant-speed interaction. If left unanswered through a single turn cycle, the deck untaps on Turn 6 to eliminate the entire table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abstergo Entertainment
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ajani's Anguish
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Diamond City
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Esgaroth Garrison
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Ezio, Brash Novice
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 General's Enforcer
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Memorial to Glory
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mishra, Claimed by Gix
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Painful Quandary
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Refute Destiny
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Repurposed Enforcer
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Samut, Hazoret's Champion
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Shredder, Unrelenting
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Splinter Twin
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tajic, Blade of the Legion
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Teferi's Reproach
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thalia, the Survivor
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty