Art by Ryan Pancoast
Commander deckBRW
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Overwhelm opponents through aggressive combat triggers doubled by Isshin. The deck swarms the board with token producers on attack, pushes massive damage with drain and burn triggers, and loops multiple combat steps to close games quickly.
Asked for“A $600 Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander deck — an aggressive tribal combat deck with haste enablers, extra combat steps, and wide creature swarms.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Isshin, Two Heavens as One
RWBLegendary Creature — Human Samurai
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Sword of the Animist
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Attack trigger fetches two basic lands per swing with Isshin
Card Draw
9
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early creature that taxes opponents and draws cards
Breena, the Demagogue
1WBLegendary Creature — Bird Warlock
Attack triggers draw cards and pump creatures twice as fast
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Turns 1/1 tokens created on attack into continuous card advantage
Trouble in Pairs
2WWEnchantment
Potent white staple for drawing cards off opponents' standard actions
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Generates Treasures on combat damage and turns them into cards
Mangara, the Diplomat
3WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Deters attacks against you and draws cards off multiple enemy spells
Thorough Investigation
2WEnchantment
Investigates twice whenever you attack with creatures
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
3BRLegendary Creature — Beholder
Goads opposing creatures and draws cards on attack triggers
Firemane Commando
3WCreature — Angel Soldier
Rewards wide attacks with multiple card draw triggers
Removal
9
Swords to Plowshares
WInstant
Premier single-target creature exile at instant speed
Ruinous Ultimatum
RRWWWBBSorcery
One-sided sweeper that destroys all nonland permanents opponents control
Threats/Wincons
25
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Doubled attack triggers spawn massive quantities of 1/1 tokens
Hero of Bladehold
2WWCreature — Human Knight
Creates four attacking Soldier tokens and gives +2/+0 via battle cry
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
1RWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Rapidly stacks counters and floods the board with Gnomes on attack
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Compounds +1/+1 counters and creates swarms of Goblins on attack
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
1RWBLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Triggers twice on attack to sacrifice, draw, make tokens, or burn
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
Generates four 2/2 Zombies on each attack with Isshin
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Provides additional combat phases to continuously trigger attack abilities
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants first strike and an extra combat phase on your first attack
Combat Celebrant
2RCreature — Human Warrior
Exert ability triggers an extra combat phase
Scourge of the Throne
4RRCreature — Dragon
Dethrone triggers provide extra combat steps when attacking highest life
Port Razer
3RRCreature — Orc Pirate
Chains additional combat steps whenever it deals combat damage to players
Hellrider
2RRCreature — Devil
Doubles burn triggers whenever each creature attacks
Brutal Hordechief
3BCreature — Orc Warrior
Drains opponents for each attacking creature and can dictate blockers
Mishra, Claimed by Gix
2BRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Artificer
Drains opponents based on attacking creature count twice per attack
Commissar Severina Raine
1WBLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Drains opponents for each attacking creature and draws cards
Skyknight Vanguard
RWCreature — Human Knight
Low-mana threat that creates attacking flyer tokens each combat
Hanweir Garrison
2RCreature — Human Soldier
Creates four tapped and attacking Human tokens with Isshin
Captain Lannery Storm
2RLegendary Creature — Human Pirate
Generates multiple Treasures upon attacking to fuel your mana
Delina, Wild Mage
3RLegendary Creature — Elf Shaman
Makes nonlegendary token copies of attackers with powerful enter abilities
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Exiles and casts double the free spells off every player's library
Archon of Cruelty
6BBCreature — Archon
Devastating double enter and attack triggers force discards and sacrifices
Iroas, God of Victory
2RWLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Grants menace and prevents all combat damage dealt to attacking creatures
Ogre Battledriver
2RRCreature — Ogre Warrior
Grants haste and +2/+0 to all token creatures entering tapped and attacking
Leonin Warleader
2WWCreature — Cat Soldier
Generates four 1/1 Cat tokens with lifelink per attack with Isshin
Battle Angels of Tyr
2WWCreature — Angel Knight
Myriad creates copies that trigger myriad again for wide air pressure
Utility
8
Fervor
2REnchantment
Gives all your creatures haste so attack triggers happen immediately
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides free haste and shroud to protect key attack pieces
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives haste and hexproof to your commander or major threats
Dolmen Gate
2Artifact
Prevents all combat damage to your attacking creatures so they swing safely
Reconnaissance
WEnchantment
Allows attacking freely for triggers and pulling creatures out of bad blocks
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate defensive phase-out against board wipes and lethal damage
Boros Charm
RWInstant
Gives permanents indestructible to protect your aggressive board
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
Free protection spell when Isshin is on the battlefield
