Isshin, Two Heavens as One [defensive build]

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

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Land (34)

• 1x Alpine Meadow
• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Labyrinth of Skophos
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Snowfield Sinkhole
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sulfurous Mire
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Instant (5)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC

Creature (21)

• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Archon of Absolution
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Baird, Steward of Argive
• 1x Brutal Hordechief
• 1x Calculating Lich
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Geode Rager
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Komainu Battle Armor
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Maddening Imp
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Oracle en-Vec
• 1x Patron of the Kitsune
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Vengeful Ancestor
• 1x Windborn Muse

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Caltrops
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thought Vessel

Commander (1)

Enchantment (20)

• 1x Blood Reckoning
• 1x Circle of Flame
• 1x Cunning Rhetoric
• 1x Curse of the Nightly Hunt
• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Fervent Charge
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gleam of Battle
• 1x Hissing Miasma
• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x Martial Impetus
• 1x Parasitic Impetus
• 1x Powerstone Minefield
• 1x Revenge of Ravens
• 1x Righteous Cause
• 1x Search the Premises
• 1x Shiny Impetus
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x War's Toll

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Gideon Jura
• 1x Rowan Kenrith

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Disrupt Decorum

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This build is pretty straightforward: amass an epic boardstate of effects that make it almost impossible to attack you while you are simultaneously forcing opponents to attack each other. And, if any opponent did want to attack you, they'd either have to pay ridiculous amounts of mana or suffer ridiculous amounts of life loss to do so. While not the main focus of the video, I do dedicate almost half of it to explaining a defensive build for Isshin, so you should still be able to get the gist of the what the deck does. You can find said video here: https://youtu.be/RbtDqju0o08

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.59
Tokens	Clue, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Rowan Kenrith, Goblin 1/1 R, Goblin 1/1 R for Goblin Spymaster, Ogre 3/3 R, The Monarch, Treasure
Folders	Ish def