Isshin by user6757188

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Mardu combat aggro strategy built around Isshin, Two Heavens as One. Isshin doubles all attacking triggers controlled by the player, turning modest token generators and combat payoffs into overwhelming board states. The primary game plan curves a mana rock on Turn 2 into Isshin on Turn 3, followed by a high-impact attack-trigger creature on Turn 4, such as Adeline, Resplendent Cathar or Hero of Bladehold. By Turn 5, declaring attackers creates swarms of tapped and attacking creature tokens that trigger alliance abilities, battle cry, or direct life loss via Within Range and Devilish Valet. The deck includes efficient spot removal and token-favoring sweepers like Hour of Reckoning to clear path blockers, while using Grand Crescendo and Selfless Spirit to protect its army from mass removal.

Decklist (81 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Avenger of the Fallen
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bone-Cairn Butcher
  • 1 Canyon Slough
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Goldnight Commander
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kaya, Geist Hunter
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Crackling Vanguard
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ogre Battledriver
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Shadow Summoning
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Tempt with Vengeance
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Urabrask's Forge
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender
  • 1 Zurgo, Thunder's Decree