Art by Anna Steinbauer
Commander deckGU
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
Generate a wide board of creatures to maximize Tishana's card draw, then utilize a high hand size and creature count for massive finishers.
Asked for“Build a Commander (EDH) deck with Tishana, Voice of Thunder as commander. Strategy: go wide with creatures, cast Tishana to draw a huge number of cards, then win through card advantage and big board presence. Focus on: Creature-based card draw (ETB, cast, attack triggers) Token generation and cheap creatures Blink/bounce effects to reuse ETB draw and retrigger Tishana Payoffs scaling with hand size or creature count Include: 36–38 lands 10+ ramp (mana dorks, land ramp) 10+ repeatable draw engines 5–7 blink/bounce effects 8–10 interaction (counterspells/removal) Protection for key pieces Avoid low-synergy cards. Prioritize strong Simic staples and high synergy. Power level: high, optimized casual (not cEDH). Output a complete 100-card decklist.”
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
1Tishana, Voice of Thunder
5GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Llanowar Elves
GCreature — Elf Druid
Cheap creature for Tishana count and early mana.
Fyndhorn Elves
GCreature — Elf Druid
Cheap creature for Tishana count and early mana.
Elvish Mystic
GCreature — Elf Druid
Cheap creature for Tishana count and early mana.
Farhaven Elf
2GCreature — Elf Druid
ETB land ramp that leaves a body for Tishana.
Card Draw
12
Soul of the Harvest
4GGCreature — Elemental
Draws cards on non-token creature ETBs.
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Draws cards when creatures deal combat damage.
Ohran Frostfang
3GGSnow Creature — Snake
Gives deathtouch and draws cards on combat damage.
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws cards based on Tishana's potentially huge power.
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Ramp, healing, and draw engine that rewards big creatures.
Removal
11
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
Deals with problematic commanders or lands.
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
Creature-based artifact/enchantment removal.
Threats/Wincons
14
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Creates a mass of tokens for Tishana to count.
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Turns Tishana's draw into direct damage.
Masumaro, First to Live
3GGGLegendary Creature — Spirit
Scales power and toughness with hand size doubly.
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Grows with card draw and leaves tokens on death.
End-Raze Forerunners
5GGGCreature — Boar
Budget version of Craterhoof that still adds huge pressure.
Deep Forest Hermit
3GGCreature — Elf Druid
Creates four tokens for Tishana's count.
Laboratory Maniac
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Secondary win condition for drawing the entire deck.
Utility
12
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
3ULegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Repeatable blink for Tishana and ETB creatures.
Deadeye Navigator
4UUCreature — Spirit
Goes infinite with many ETBs and re-triggers Tishana.
Eternal Witness
1GGCreature — Human Shaman
Essential graveyard recursion on a body.
