Isshin, Two Heavens as One EDH
Commander / EDH
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In: - Sundown Pass - Taurean Mauler - Hedron Archive - Adeline, Resplendent Cathar - Tajic, Legion's Edge - Blade Historian - Legion Warboss - Tectonic Giant - Taranika, Akroan Veteran - Venerable Warsinger - Swiftfoot Boots - Fumigate - Etali, Primal Storm - Thalia's Lancers - Hammer of Purphoros
Out:- - Reflecting Pool - Boros Reckoner - Boros Keyrune - Council's Judgment - Archetype of Courage - Nobilis of War - Serra Ascendant - Heliod, God of the Sun - Gratuitous Violence - Boros Charm - Lightning Greaves - Day of Judgment - Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs - Angelic Field Marshall - Curse of Opulence
Small update:
Boros Battleshaper for Odric, Master Tactician. Odric was always too hard to proc and has an anti-synergy with my commander because two creatures at minimum must block him.
Masako the Humorless for Aurelia's Fury. It hurts to see this card go, but it was too situational and proved to be a dead card more often than not.
May 14, 2015 3:18 p.m.
Small update here: I realized I needed a higher chance to get red mana, so I dropped a Plains for a Mountain. I also brought back True Conviction and took out Comeuppance, which had never been played after being drawn at least 15 times.
July 13, 2015 1:19 a.m.
Archangel of Tithes is unreasonably strong in this playstyle, and is an easy replacement and obvious upgrade to and from Firemane Avenger.
Godsend is spectacular, but luxury and virtually unnecessary. It was too much of a mana investment, and doesn't allow me to two-shot people with Iroas. It is being replaced by Sensei's Divining Top for consistency.
Boros Battleshaper was thrown in and seemed cool, but was way too expensive foe what it did, and is very easily replaced by Master Warcraft.
September 7, 2015 11:17 p.m.
Small update for this deck:
Weathered Wayfarer for Frontline Medic. The medic was virtually useless because Iroas was out almost all the time, and I need the ramp. Grabbing ANY land is fantastic, too.
Slayers' Stronghold for Cavern of Souls. I need the cavern in other decks now that it's price is up.
November 3, 2015 3:23 p.m.
Definitely wouldn't add that because it's a defensive card; if it dealt damage to the creatures' controller then different story.
November 23, 2015 1:29 a.m.
thornkingk3ll3n says... #8
Add Akroma's Blessing so you can protect your creatures from your own board wipes and then defeat your opponent while they are rebuilding. Apocalypse could work because it exiles EVERYTHING forcing you and your opponent to restart. But with Akroma's Blessing you keep your creatures (at least i'm pretty sure that's how it works). This combo allows you to attack while your opponent rebuilds his field.
November 30, 2015 12:41 a.m.
Unfortunately Akroma's Blessing doesn't work with cards like Wrath of God, Day of Judgment, etc. And I can't afford to blow up lands with cards like Apocalypse; this deck relies too heavily on land topdecks, and with a hand discard included, it's extremely negative. However, if you know of any ways other than Legion's Initiative or cards like Faith's Reward that can help me with reacting to boardwipes, then let me know.
November 30, 2015 2:04 p.m.
Big update for this deck, and it certainly needed it:
Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas for Taurean Mauler. TM is slow and useless late game in a non-tribal aggro deck, while Kalemne outputs great damage mid to late game. Plus, vigilance is nice.
Wind-Scarred Crag for Plains. Fixing the mana curve.
Berserkers' Onslaught for True Conviction. TC was too difficult to cast consistently, and the one mana difference is HUGE in this deck.
Chromatic Lantern for Thraben Doomsayer. Although I benefit from token gen, TD was way too slow. Again, also need to fix the mana curve.
Boros Keyrune for Masako the Humorless. MtH is great for surprise blocks but is rarely beneficial overall. BK turns into a creature which has double strike, and with all of the buffs in this deck, can provide extra damage.
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs for Master Warcraft. MW proved to be too situational, and by the time my opponents were in lethal range where I could use this card offensively, I had no need for it. Kazuul counters token decks that can't pay his costs, and keeps value attacks to a minimum mid game.
Ogre Battledriver for Akroan Hoplite. Though the actual average CMC is increased with this update, I think enough mana rocks are present to support the boost. AH was situationally strong but ended up being a dead draw often. OB has been playtested and is a powerhouse with Hero of Bladehold and Elspeth, Knight-Errant.
January 29, 2016 12:57 a.m.
Lightning Greaves for Sunforger. The Greaves should have been a staple in this deck from day one, but this was simply an oversight. Sunforger has been played numerous times and proved to actually be too expensive to use, and since I only run 4 instants, was never overwhelmingly helpful, especially if I had played one of those instant cards already.
February 22, 2016 12:49 a.m.
DespairFaction says... #12
Hey I'm a long time Aurelia player, but Im not sure if you keep up to date with this deck. However I played it today, and have some changes that I recommend. First up at the macro level, you have too many 4 drops, not enough mana ramp, and not enough removal. 13 is probably about the correct number of 4 drops to have. Also conceptually, I think its better to play Boros like modern jund, and not modern burn. i.e., as a midrange deck. Because of this I would add things like Land Tax , Gift of Estates or Boreas Charger . Because you need to cut from your 4 drops, I would add a couple of 2 CMC mana rocks, because of how well they play with 4cmc cards. And I would actually add 2-3 6 drops in the deck. When the game goes big you want to be able to go big also, again this does depend on making all of your land drops.
Cards I would cut, Thundersong Trumpeter, Figure of Destiny , Spear of Heliod since i don't think any of these have enough impact. I would also cut Hellrider , probably kalemne, and I would most certainly cut Mind's Eye since it is really bad in aggro decks. For card draw, look at things like Stolen Strategy , Etali, Primal Storm , Magus of the Wheel , Reforge the Soul or Memory Jar .
As far as things to add, I would definitely add Sun Titan , True Conviction and a probably another card or 2 to give additional combats of which there are many. You could also look at adding Thalia's Lancers to make sure you can hit Aurelia, Elesh, or Gisela as needed.
Anyway those are a few suggestions. More 2 CMC rocks, less 4 cmc cards, a few more 6 drops, and it wouldn't hurt to up your land count 1 or 2.
February 4, 2019 1:04 a.m.
DadHumanPraetor says... #13
Its crazy that Verge Rangers and Mangara, the Diplomat are cards now
Shendu says... #1
The purpose of this deck is to control combat. I also needed mana fixing and draw, and the deck has been updated several times in the past two weeks to milk every ounce of good boros cards. Precinct Captain was cool but extremely lackluster, so in comes Knight of the White Orchid. Purphoros, God of the Forge wasn't worth the time even with token gen, so Solemn Simulacrum helps to make the deck more consistent. It sucks to see Marshal's Anthem go because it won me a game once (I repeat, once), but Mind's Eye will help with consistency. Accorder Paladin is also lackluster in EDH, so Figure of Destiny reappears as a top Boros creature, along with Boros Reckoner (Blasphemous Act OP). Angel of Glory's Rise has always been a dead card, so I happily will put in Jazal Goldmane to buff my numerous creatures on the board. True Conviction has never won me a game and is extremely difficult to play, so I'll lower the curve and go for consistency with Brave the Sands. Good luck getting through Iroas, God of Victory once he becomes a creature. Finally, Shared Animosity used to be good when the deck was primarily Human tribal, but has turned out to be lackluster as well. In its place, I bring Comeuppance to the table, with potential for targeted player boardwipe and potential backfiring of lethal spells like Burn at the Stake.
Let me know if you have any suggestions! This used to be my weakest deck by FAR but has turned into one of my favorites to play, 1v1 and multiplayer.
April 27, 2015 3:06 a.m.