Isshin by Krispywaffles22
Format: Commander
Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Bracket: 3
Deck overview
This is a Mardu attack-trigger token swarm deck helmed by Isshin, Two Heavens as One, who doubles every "when a creature attacks" trigger across the list. The plan is simple and brutal: deploy a critical mass of attackers that generate tokens, draw cards, drain life, and create treasures on the swing, then cash in the doubled triggers into a massively wide board. The primary win is combat - either through raw go-wide damage amplified by Fervent Charge and Akroma's Will, or through extra combat phases from Aurelia, the Warleader and All-Out Assault that chain the doubled triggers twice in one turn. Secondary drain reach from Caesar, Legion's Emperor, Commissar Severina Raine, and Brutal Hordechief closes out games where blockers stall the ground. The deck is a pure midrange beatdown list with no infinite combos, relying instead on overwhelming board presence and a handful of protection spells to force through the kill.
Decklist (100 cards)
- 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
- 1 Ainok Strike Leader
- 1 Akroma's Will
- 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
- 1 All-Out Assault
- 1 Anguished Unmaking
- 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Audacious Thief
- 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
- 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
- 1 Baron Rivalry
- 1 Battlefield Forge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Bone-Cairn Butcher
- 1 Boros Charm
- 1 Breena, the Demagogue
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
- 1 Brutal Hordechief
- 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
- 1 Caves of Koilos
- 1 Clever Concealment
- 1 Clifftop Retreat
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commissar Severina Raine
- 1 Crackling Doom
- 1 Dawn's Truce
- 1 Despark
- 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Etali, Primal Storm
- 1 Exotic Orchard
- 1 Fabled Passage
- 1 Fellwar Stone
- 1 Fervent Charge
- 1 Firebender Ascension
- 1 Flawless Maneuver
- 1 Flowering of the White Tree
- 1 Generous Gift
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Goldlust Triad
- 1 Goldspan Dragon
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hero of Bladehold
- 1 Infantry Shield
- 1 Infernal Grasp
- 1 Iroas, God of Victory
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
- 1 Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
- 1 Lightning Greaves
- 1 Luxury Suite
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mishra, Claimed by Gix
- 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- 4 Mountain
- 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
- 1 Night's Whisper
- 1 Otharri, Suns' Glory
- 1 Phyrexian Arena
- 4 Plains
- 1 Professional Face-Breaker
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Rising of the Day
- 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Skullclamp
- 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
- 1 Skyknight Vanguard
- 1 Sol Ring
- 1 Spectator Seating
- 1 Stroke of Midnight
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 1 Sundown Pass
- 4 Swamp
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Terminate
- 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
- 1 Vault of Champions
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Will of the Mardu
- 1 Windcrag Siege
- 1 Withering Torment
- 1 Within Range
- 1 Zurgo Stormrender