Art: Tetsuya Nomura · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
WBRLegendary Creature — Human Samurai · from $3.83
If a creature attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
55 of 100 at $5 or less · 42 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | $0.98 |
| 7 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 8 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 9 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | Instant | 1 | $0.71 |
| 11 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 12 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 13 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 14 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 15 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 16 | Bojuka Bog | Land | 0 | $1.12 |
| 17 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 18 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 19 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 20 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 21 | Dark Ritual | Instant | 1 | $0.44 |
| 22 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 23 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 24 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 25 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 26 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 27 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 28 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 29 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 30 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 31 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 32 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 33 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 34 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 35 | Reanimate | Sorcery | 1 | $6.56 |
| 36 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 37 | Godless Shrine | Land | 0 | $8.47 |
| 38 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 39 | Demonic Tutor | Sorcery | 2 | $62.80 |
| 40 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 41 | Toxic Deluge | Sorcery | 3 | $5.04 |
| 42 | Blood Crypt | Land | 0 | $8.68 |
| 43 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 44 | Sacred Foundry | Land | 0 | $10.28 |
| 45 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 46 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 47 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 48 | Clifftop Retreat | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 49 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 50 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 51 | Dragonskull Summit | Land | 0 | $0.45 |
| 52 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 53 | Isolated Chapel | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 54 | Feed the Swarm | Sorcery | 2 | $0.19 |
| 55 | Smoldering Marsh | Land | 0 | $0.27 |
| 56 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 57 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 58 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 59 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 60 | Phyrexian Arena | Enchantment | 3 | $1.92 |
| 61 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 62 | Deadly Rollick | Instant | 4 | $26.52 |
| 63 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 64 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 65 | Vampiric Tutor | Instant | 1 | $48.13 |
| 66 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 67 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 68 | Battlefield Forge | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 69 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 70 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 71 | Caves of Koilos | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 72 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 73 | Talisman of Indulgence | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 74 | Black Market Connections | Enchantment | 3 | $10.78 |
| 75 | Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | $0.57 |
| 76 | Deadly Dispute | Instant | 2 | $0.29 |
| 77 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 78 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 79 | Talisman of Hierarchy | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 80 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 81 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 82 | Blood Artist | Creature | 2 | $2.78 |
| 83 | Sulfurous Springs | Land | 0 | $0.49 |
| 84 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 85 | Talisman of Conviction | Artifact | 2 | $0.35 |
| 86 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 87 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 88 | Anguished Unmaking | Instant | 3 | $1.58 |
| 89 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 90 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 91 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
| 92 | Luxury Suite | Land | 0 | $8.62 |
| 93 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 94 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 95 | Rakdos Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.31 |
| 96 | Spectator Seating | Land | 0 | $5.71 |
| 97 | Vault of Champions | Land | 0 | $16.60 |
| 98 | Austere Command | Sorcery | 6 | $0.33 |
| 99 | Flawless Maneuver | Instant | 3 | $9.24 |
| 100 | Farewell | Sorcery | 6 | $4.44 |
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Most played with Isshin, Two Heavens as One
The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Isshin, Two Heavens as One at 16+ player events since Apr 26, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adeline, Resplendent Cathar | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Arcane Signet | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Brutal Hordechief | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Caesar, Legion's Emperor | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Command Tower | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Mountain | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Plains | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Reconnaissance | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Shattered Landscape | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Sol Ring | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Swamp | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Swords to Plowshares | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Zurgo Stormrender | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Blasphemous Act | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Captain Lannery Storm | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Etali, Primal Storm | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Evolving Wilds | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Flare of Fortitude | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Hammers of Moradin | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Hero of Bladehold | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Leonin Warleader | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
Combos with Isshin, Two Heavens as One
The 10 most popular of 11 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Fire Nation Palace + Hellkite Charger + Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Infinite combat phases · Infinite red mana
Avatar Roku, Firebender + Hellkite Charger + Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Infinite combat phases · Infinite red mana · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad + Isshin, Two Heavens as One + Roshan, Hidden Magister + Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases
Aggravated Assault + Burakos, Party Leader + Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Aethergeode Miner + Isshin, Two Heavens as One + Lightning Runner
Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad + Isshin, Two Heavens as One + Maskwood Nexus + Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad + Conspiracy + Isshin, Two Heavens as One + Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad + Ashes of the Fallen + Isshin, Two Heavens as One + Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases
Burakos, Party Leader + Hellkite Charger + Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite Treasure tokens
Aethertorch Renegade + Delina, Wild Mage + Isshin, Two Heavens as One + Lightning Runner
Infinite combat phases · Infinite copies of creatures you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite energy counters · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Top finishes
6 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 16th of 52 — Caballo MTG Quinta Edición (Bracket 3) ― Magic Palace on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Juan Altamirano
- 14th of 16 — Mana & Mochas Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Christopher McKnight
- 13th of 16 — Lega Commander - Bracket 3 - Tappa 6 on Topdeck.ggJul 12, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Javier Quintana
- 4th of 26 — June GG Commander Clash on Topdeck.ggJun 26, 2026 · 2–1–0 · by Brad Hempson
- 15th of 19 — Lega Commander - Bracket 3 - Tappa 4 on Topdeck.ggJun 14, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Javier Quintana
- 13th of 23 — Lega Commander - Bracket 3 - Tappa 2 on Topdeck.ggApr 26, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Javier Quintana
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.