Overview:

This is a highly tuned control-combo deck that aims to protect and grow Ishai while leveraging Jeska's ability to triple combat damage for lethal commander damage, backed by a strong suite of interaction and fast mana.

Primer:

The deck's primary gameplan revolves around deploying Ishai early and protecting it while it grows from opponents' spells. The extensive counterspell suite and protection pieces like Mother of Runes ensure Ishai survives, while cards like Chrome Mox, Mox Amber, and Sol Ring enable fast starts. The deck runs numerous card advantage engines (Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, Esper Sentinel) to maintain control.

Key decision points include when to deploy Ishai (typically as early as possible with protection ready), when to hold up interaction versus developing board state, and when to transition to the kill with Jeska. The deck can win as early as turn 4-5 through commander damage by tripling a buffed Ishai's damage, or through alternative lines using Storm-Kiln Artist and Underworld Breach loops. Important tutor targets include Force of Will or Fierce Guardianship for protection, or Professional Face-Breaker for resource generation.

Weaknesses:

The deck is somewhat commander-dependent and vulnerable to mass bounce effects or exile-based removal that gets around protection. Graveyard hate can shut down some combo lines, and the deck can struggle against multiple opponents playing heavy creature strategies simultaneously. The relatively low creature count makes it vulnerable to edicts and sacrifice effects.

Most Important Cards:

1. Force of Will
2. Chrome Mox
3. Rhystic Study
4. Fierce Guardianship
5. Mother of Runes
6. Drannith Magistrate
7. Underworld Breach
8. Storm-Kiln Artist
9. Mystic Remora
10. Smothering Tithe

Attribute Ratings:

• Speed: 8/10
• Resilience: 8/10
• Consistency: 9/10
• Interaction: 9/10

Rating Justification:

This deck consistently threatens wins by turn 4-5 through commander damage or combo lines, protected by premium interaction and fast mana. The high density of counterspells, tutors, and card advantage engines puts it firmly in high-powered territory. While not quite as fast as top-tier cEDH decks, it can interact with and sometimes defeat them, placing it between high-power and fringe cEDH.

Final power level rating: 8.5 - 9.0

The deck features optimal mana base with fetchlands, shocklands, and fast mana, along with premium interaction and protection pieces. The combination of speed, consistency, and interaction pushes it into cEDH-viable territory, though it's not quite at the level of top-tier cEDH decks that can consistently threaten turn 2-3 wins.