EDH Ishai Monkstrider

Commander / EDH* Casual Theme/Gimmick

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Land (38)

• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Desert of the True
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 7x Island
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 4x Plains
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (5)

• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger
• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Creature (22)

• 1x Dragon-Style Twins
• 1x Efreet Weaponmaster
• 1x Enlightened Ascetic
• 1x Homura, Human Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Jeskai Sage
• 1x Mantis Rider
• 1x Master of Pearls
• 1x Mistfire Adept
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Monk Realist
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Ojutai Exemplars
• 1x Reliquary Monk
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Sage-Eye Avengers
• 1x Serene Master
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
• 1x Soulfire Grand Master
• 1x Taigam, Ojutai Master
• 1x Wandering Champion

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Artful Dodge
• 1x Distortion Strike
• 1x Evangelize
• 1x Ghostform
• 1x Lose Calm
• 1x Open Into Wonder
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Taigam's Strike
• 1x Vacuumelt
• 1x Wash Out
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Day of Destiny
• 1x Rhystic Study

Commanders (2)

Instant (14)

• 1x Capsize
• 1x Center Soul
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Curtain of Light
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Emerge Unscathed
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Repeal
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vapor Snag

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The main goal of this deck was to bring out my commander very early and push him with occasional double strike | unblockable | power buffs and his counters to deal 21 commander damage. Think of it as using a monks swiftness to strike hard.

It has some good working stuff in it but it feels weak to finish someone and some cards feel off as well. Any improvements?

What I want to keep: Monk themed (Kraum and a cleric are the exceptions) and Ishai

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 28 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.97
Tokens	Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Narset Transcendent, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Monk 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C