Ishiin, Two Heavens as One by wallis1234

Format: Commander

Commander: Isshin, Two Heavens as One

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Mardu aggressive combat deck commanded by Isshin, Two Heavens as One. The strategy focuses on accelerating mana on Turn 2, casting Isshin on Turn 3, and deploying high-impact attack-trigger creatures on Turn 4. Isshin doubles every attacking trigger, turning token creators like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon into rapid army generators. The deck closes games around Turn 5 or 6 using extra-combat spells, direct attack damage from Arabella, Abandoned Doll, mass buffs from Titania, Proud Pummeler, or an infinite combat combo with Aurelia, the Warleader and Helm of the Host. A strong suite of low-cost instant removal and board wipes provides flexible answers, while cards like Boros Charm and Flawless Maneuver shield the board from sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Graven Cairns
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steel Seraph
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Turbulent Crater
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman