Ishin by user8184621

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Mardu token swarm deck is helmed by Isshin, Two Heavens as One, who doubles every attack-triggered ability you control. The primary game plan is to flood the board with small creature tokens via cards like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Hero of Bladehold, and Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin, then convert that mass into overwhelming direct damage and life drain through Purphoros, God of the Forge, Impact Tremors, Warleader's Call, and Corpse Knight. A dense suite of protection spells (Boros Charm, Flawless Maneuver, Clever Concealment) keeps the army intact through board wipes, while Myrel, Shield of Argive and Voice of Victory lock out opponents on your combat turns. The deck wins through sustained attrition and a single explosive combat phase rather than infinite combos, relying on sheer redundancy and trigger doubling to snowball out of control.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brutal Hordechief
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Caustic Bronco
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Delina, Wild Mage
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Elturel Survivors
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Generous Plunderer
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Guardian Scalelord
  • 1 Hammers of Moradin
  • 1 Hanweir Garrison
  • 1 Hellrider
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Launch the Fleet
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mardu Ascendancy
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mishra, Claimed by Gix
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Otharri, Suns' Glory
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plumb the Forbidden
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sardian Avenger
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Sinkhole Surveyor
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyknight Vanguard
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Venerated Stormsinger
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Zhentarim Bandit
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender