Isshin by user5720357

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Mardu combat aggro strategy commanded by Isshin, Two Heavens as One. The game plan revolves around casting low-to-mid cost creatures with attack triggers, particularly creatures featuring the mobilize mechanic, and doubling those triggers with Isshin. On turns 1 through 3, the deck establishes its mana base and lands its commander. On turn 4, it deploys key attack generators like Bone-Cairn Butcher, Mardu Ascendancy, or Voice of Victory to immediately start generating swarms of tapped and attacking tokens. By turn 5, these doubled triggers combine with group-slug damage from Warleader's Call and Within Range to present a lethal board state. While the deck lacks fast mana and dedicated combo lines, its high density of interchangeable combat threats and token creators provides relentless pressure, closing out games reliably by turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
  • 1 Alesha's Legacy
  • 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
  • 1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
  • 1 Andúril, Flame of the West
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Ankle Shanker
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Auron, Venerated Guardian
  • 1 Avenger of the Fallen
  • 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bolt Hound
  • 1 Bone-Cairn Butcher
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Captain Lannery Storm
  • 1 Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Combustion Man
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dalkovan Encampment
  • 1 Dalkovan Packbeasts
  • 1 Dark Fortress
  • 1 Divine Resilience
  • 1 Dragonback Lancer
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Ezio, Brash Novice
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Firebird, Blazing Ranger
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hired Claw
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Iroh, Firebending Instructor
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Mardu Ascendancy
  • 1 Mardu Shadowspear
  • 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Heart of the Storm
  • 1 Nightblade Brigade
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Order // Chaos
  • 1 Paladin Class
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Practiced Offense
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Raph's Bravado
  • 1 Raphael, the Nightwatcher
  • 1 Reigning Victor
  • 1 Response // Resurgence
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Seifer, Balamb Rival
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Shock Brigade
  • 1 Shocking Sharpshooter
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Stormbeacon Blade
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Venerated Stormsinger
  • 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender
  • 1 Zurgo, Thunder's Decree