Ghost of Tsushima by SailorSmithsonian

Format: Commander

Commander: Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 54

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Esper combat deck commanded by Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima. The strategy leverages Jin Sakai's solo-attacker trigger to grant either double strike (Standoff) or unblockability (Ghost) while drawing cards whenever combat damage connects. By pairing Jin with lethal Equipment such as Excalibur, Sword of Eden and Buster Sword, the deck quickly converts attacks into 24-damage one-shot commander kills. The deck supports this aggressive clock with efficient Equipment tutors, free commander protection spells, and an interaction suite designed to stop opposing wins. Independent combat threats like Shredder, Shadow Master, Unstoppable Slasher, and Medomai the Ageless ensure that the deck applies continuous lethal pressure even if the commander is removed. Defensive enchantments like Propaganda and Ghostly Prison stabilize life totals against crack-backs while the deck methodically dismantles opponents one combat phase at a time.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fallen Shinobi
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
  • 1 Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Medomai the Ageless
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychic Frog
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rev, Tithe Extractor
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silent-Blade Oni
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splinter, Radical Rat
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Summon: Primal Odin
  • 1 Super State
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow