Rog-Shai by tymo

Format: Commander

Commander: Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker and Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 86

Deck overview

This competitive Jeskai deck leverages Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh and Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker to execute high-velocity combo wins backed by top-tier interaction. Rograkh enters on Turn 1 at zero mana, immediately activating free spells like Deflecting Swat, Fierce Guardianship, and Mox Amber. The primary strategy focuses on assembling Underworld Breach alongside Brain Freeze and mana-positive cards to mill the entire library and finish all opponents in a single turn. The deck supports this line with extensive redundancy, including Glint-Horn Buccaneer combos and Hullbreaker Horror loops. Unmatched defensive pieces such as Silence, Grand Abolisher, and Teferi, Time Raveler shut off opponent interaction before win attempts, while stax pieces like Drannith Magistrate and strong card draw engines keep the deck stable against opposing turbo and midrange strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Impersonator
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Mine
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Infernal Plunge
  • 1 Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Paradise Mantle
  • 1 Personal Tutor
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Subtlety
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Windfall