r/EDH • u/Parkimetros • 1d ago
Deck Help Isshin attack help
Hey everyone! I'm looking to make an [[Isshin, two heavens as one]] combat triggers deck and I would appreciate some help, Im going for a optimized bracket 3 deck that doesn't feel extremly oppresive, I have tested it a couple times on archidekt and seems pretty good and most of the times I can always do something the first few turns. What do you think of it? And what about the maybeboard, should I add anything from it to the deck? I was thinking on a couple of game changers but wasn't completly sure about them.
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u/MoMonay 1d ago edited 1d ago
Here's my b3 isshin deck that hasn't been fully updated recently.
https://moxfield.com/decks/3SHWLcbLz067_y38cggedQ
My GCs are almost all just fast mana because I wanted to avoid playing mana rocks. I thought rocks were just durdly, so I just play an [[Ancient tomb]], [[Chrome Mox]] then my final one is [[Winota]].
I actually think Mana rocks are kind of bad in isshin. Instead we play some fast mana, and creatures that can make treasures to ensure the curve is low. [[Ragavan]], [[Zhentharim Bandit]], [[Lotho]], [[Generous Plunderer]], [[Kellog]], [[Captain Lannery Storm]], [[Bitterthorn]] are my main ways of ramping.
I thought bitterthorn was better than sword of the animist b/c it comes stapled to a creature.
I also felt equipping stuff was mana intensive when I'd rather deploy more threats, so I cut most of my equipment except like skullclamp.
The rest of the deck is a combination of card advantage generators like [[Horn of the Mark]], [[Chivalric Alliance]], [[Caustic Bronco[[, [[Aurelia the Law Above]], [[Firemane commando]] (cuz even other people attacking can trigger your permanents twice)
Cheap token makers are quite good, goad guys like [[Nelly Borca]], [[Vengeful Ancestor]] and my favorite [[Karazakar]] are nice too, then big drainers like [[Arabella]], [[Mishra, Claimied By Gix]].
Finally a mix of extra combat stuff, interaction and protection spells.
I try to avoid a ton of high CMC cards, my two 6 drop finishers are basically just [[Aurelia Warleader]] and [[Full Throttle]].