Math by freescans3

Format: Commander

Commander: Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful and Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This Abzan deck pairs Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful and Reyhan, Last of the Abzan to execute an aggressive, highly resilient +1/+1 counter beatdown strategy. Yoshimaru establishes immediate early pressure on Turn 1, scaling rapidly whenever legendary permanents enter the battlefield. Reyhan provides built-in board wipe insulation by redistributing counters whenever modified creatures die. The list features dense mana acceleration from creatures like Kami of Whispered Hopes and Delighted Halfling, drawing continuous cards through combat engines such as Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar and Vraska Joins Up. While lacking generic nonland tutors and infinite combos, the deck achieves high redundancy through counter doublers like Corpsejack Menace, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, and Hardened Scales. A premium suite of free and low-cost protection spells, including Clever Concealment and Flawless Maneuver, safeguards the board state from interaction, enabling decisive table knockouts around Turn 5–6 via Akroma's Will or Overwhelming Stampede.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abundant Countryside
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Ajani, the Greathearted
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Animal Sanctuary
  • 1 Arachnogenesis
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Awaken the Woods
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
  • 1 Bushwhack
  • 1 Buzzard-Wasp Colony
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpsejack Menace
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
  • 1 Flagstones of Trokair
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Gaea's Gift
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Gavony Township
  • 1 Generous Pup
  • 1 Ghave, Guru of Spores
  • 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kethis, the Hidden Hand
  • 1 Kodama of the West Tree
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kor Haven
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Master Chef
  • 1 Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Obscuring Haze
  • 1 Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Pendelhaven
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Reki, the History of Kamigawa
  • 1 Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Sazh Katzroy
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sutina, Speaker of the Tajuru
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Tarrian's Soulcleaver
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 The Duke, Rebel Sentry
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 The Shire
  • 1 Torgal, A Fine Hound
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
  • 1 Vraska Joins Up
  • 1 Yavimaya Hollow
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful