Jin/Noctis (Copy) by Calnus7

Format: Commander

Creator: Calnus7

Commander: Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck leverages Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima at the helm of an Esper stax and combo shell. The early game focuses on setting up resource parity breakers and disruptive floodgates such as Drannith Magistrate, Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, Grand Arbiter Augustin IV, and Kismet. These pieces choke opposing mana efficiency, shut off commander casts, and tap down blockers and lands. Meanwhile, Jin Sakai attacks alone to generate consistent card advantage via unblockable combat triggers. The mid-game shifts rapidly into compact win conditions: the primary line assembles Heliod, Sun-Crowned alongside Walking Ballista to eliminate the entire table in a single turn. Backing this up are a secondary infinite Magecraft drain combo with Professor Onyx and Chain of Smog, as well as an explosive combat route using Sovereigns of Lost Alara to tutor Super State onto Jin Sakai with double strike. Strong defensive tools like Silence and Grand Abolisher protect the winning turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arcanum Wings
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Battle Mastery
  • 1 Beseech the Queen
  • 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Danitha, Benalia's Hope
  • 1 Dark Petition
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eidolon of Countless Battles
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Frozen Aether
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Greater Auramancy
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
  • 1 Killian, Ink Duelist
  • 1 Kismet
  • 1 Kor Spiritdancer
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Professor Onyx
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sage's Reverie
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sovereigns of Lost Alara
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Spirit Mantle
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Super State
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Strike
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Zur the Enchanter