Isshin, Two Heavens by Dstephenp

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Mardu combat-aggro strategy commanded by Isshin, Two Heavens as One. It aims to establish early mana stability, cast Isshin on curve, and immediately follow up with creatures and enchantments possessing potent attack triggers. By doubling every attack trigger, the deck rapidly floods the battlefield with tokens via cards like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon, and Hero of Bladehold. It converts this wide board state into decisive table-wide damage using doubled drain triggers from Mishra, Claimed by Gix and Within Range, or team-wide pump effects from Goldnight Commander and Cathars' Crusade. The deck features solid indestructible-based board protection and efficient spot removal to maintain pressure, relying on inherent redundancy across its attack pieces rather than complex tutors.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dark Fortress
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Explorer's Scope
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Firemane Avenger
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Frontline Medic
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Goldnight Commander
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Ingris Stingerquill
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Ironwill Forger
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Marshal of the Lost
  • 1 Mishra, Claimed by Gix
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Crackling Vanguard
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Samut, Hazoret's Champion
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stormbeacon Blade
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vibrant Cityscape
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender
  • 1 Zurgo, Thunder's Decree