Isshin, two heaven as one by user4629512

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive token swarm and combat-trigger strategy helmed by Isshin, Two Heavens as One. Isshin doubles every attacking trigger on permanents you control, rapidly turning standard combat generators into overwhelming board states. The primary game plan relies on deploying Isshin on Turn 3, following up with premier attack-triggered token producers such as Hero of Bladehold, Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, or Bone-Cairn Butcher on Turn 4, and attacking on Turn 5 for explosive wide swings. Double triggers pair devastatingly with entering creature buffs like Goldnight Commander and asymmetric life loss from Within Range to pressure the entire table simultaneously. To protect its vulnerable creature army, the deck employs instant-speed board shielding like Grand Crescendo, Selfless Spirit, and turn-silencing via Voice of Victory. Reliable card flow from Idol of Oblivion, Tocasia's Welcome, and Zurgo Stormrender ensures sustained gas through mid-game interactions.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Angel of Invention
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aron, Benalia's Ruin
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 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 Chittering Witch
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Eliminate the Competition
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Goldnight Commander
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Inevitable Defeat
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Ironwill Forger
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kaya, Geist Hunter
  • 1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
  • 1 Legion Loyalty
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
  • 1 Marshal of the Lost
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Crackling Vanguard
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ogre Battledriver
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Reigning Victor
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Shadow Summoning
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 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 Thunder of Unity
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Twilight Drover
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender