Isshin by Glorbin

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This Mardu deck utilizes Isshin, Two Heavens as One to double attack-triggered abilities, rapidly turning combat into an overwhelming source of board development, card advantage, and table-wide life loss. The primary strategy focuses on deploying low-cost attack triggers such as Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon to generate massive armies of tapped-and-attacking creature tokens. These wide boards immediately fuel devastating drain triggers from Mishra, Claimed by Gix, Commissar Severina Raine, and Brutal Hordechief, bypassing standard blocker defenses. To accelerate lethality, the deck incorporates extra-combat engines including Karlach, Fury of Avernus, Savage Beating, and the infinite combo of Aggravated Assault with Sword of Feast and Famine. Protective pieces like Myrel, Shield of Argive and Akroma's Will safeguard aggressive turns. While vulnerable to early spot removal on Isshin and lacking dedicated tutor density, the list possesses remarkable functional redundancy, enabling consistent pressure and resilient midgame rebuilding across multiplayer pods.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Ajani's Anguish
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Andúril, Flame of the West
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
  • 1 Avatar Roku, Firebender
  • 1 Azula, Ruthless Firebender
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Breath of Fury
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Brutal Hordechief
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Company Commander
  • 1 Cosmic Cube
  • 1 Cruel Administrator
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Desert Were-Worm
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fervent Charge
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fire Nation Attacks
  • 1 Fire Nation Turret
  • 1 Fire Sages
  • 1 Firebender Ascension
  • 1 Firebending Student
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Graven Cairns
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Ingris Stingerquill
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lorehold Charm
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mardu Ascendancy
  • 1 Mishra, Claimed by Gix
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Neheb, the Eternal
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Otharri, Suns' Glory
  • 1 Ozai, the Phoenix King
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Dragon Engine
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Reiterate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Savage Beating
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Scriv, the Obligator
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sozin's Comet
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sun Warriors
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Waves of Aggression
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender