Nioh by TenguHangover

Format: Commander

Commander: Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This Esper deck leverages Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima to turn solo attackers into lethal, unblockable, or double-striking threats while generating continuous card advantage. The deck bridges aggressive combat equipment with a powerful Demon reanimation package. Early turns focus on mana fixing and setting up low-cost threats or equipment like Quietus Spike and Blade of the Oni. Once Jin Sakai enters on Turn 4, the deck initiates critical pressure on Turn 5 by granting unblockable or double strike to devastating combat payoffs such as Unstoppable Slasher, which halves opponent life totals in rapid succession. In the mid-to-late game, the deck transitions into reanimating massive Demons including Archfiend of Despair, Vilis, Broker of Blood, and Razaketh, the Foulblooded to overwhelm the table. An efficient Esper interaction suite and combat-silencing effects like Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty protect the offensive engine while systematically eliminating opponents over successive combat turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archenemy's Charm
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blade of the Oni
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Coiling Rebirth
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demonic Embrace
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Esper Panorama
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Grave Researcher // Reanimate
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Herald of Torment
  • 1 Hidden Lair
  • 1 Infernal Sovereign
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
  • 1 Kusari-Gama
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Lord of the Void
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
  • 1 Obscura Storefront
  • 1 Overseer of the Damned
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Quietus Spike
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Silent-Blade Oni
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sower of Discord
  • 1 Summon: Primal Odin
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
  • 1 Unseal the Necropolis
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Vile Mutilator
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Vorpal Sword
  • 1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
  • 1 Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty