Ishai Counters
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus Commander Deck
This deck leverages the opponent-reactive draw engines of Ishai and Kraum to fuel a high-card-advantage control strategy, generating extra cards whenever opponents cast spells while building up counter-based threats. A dense suite of instant and sorcery spells triggers magecraft and spellcasting payoffs, dealing incremental damage through creatures like Irencrag Pyromancer and Vivi Ornitier while protecting the board with countermagic and targeted removal. The primary win conditions are combo loops involving Niv-Mizzet, Parun or Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind paired with Niv-Mizzet, Visionary, where drawing cards triggers noncombat damage which in turn draws more cards, creating a near-infinite damage and draw loop that kills all opponents.
Decklist
- Command Tower
- Irencrag Pyromancer
- Mystic Sanctuary
- Path to Exile
- Toothy, Imaginary Friend
- Sacred Foundry
- Talisman of Creativity
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
- Mana Confluence
- Wavebreak Hippocamp
- Red Elemental Blast
- Psychosis Crawler
- Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
- Mox Amber
- Archmage Emeritus
- Brainstorm
- Urza's Saga
- Scalding Tarn
- Misty Rainforest
- Esper Sentinel
- The Deck of Many Things
- Wizard Class
- Ghostly Pilferer
- Sea of Clouds
- Ledger Shredder
- Damning Verdict
- Displacer Kitten
- Rhystic Study
- Swords to Plowshares
- Sol Ring
- Mystic Remora
- Faerie Mastermind
- Boromir, Warden of the Tower
- Deflecting Swat
- Fierce Guardianship
- Training Center
- Helping Hand
- Herald of Secret Streams
- Teferi, Time Raveler
- Meticulous Archive
- Supreme Verdict
- Bloodstained Mire
- Flooded Strand
- Polluted Delta
- Windswept Heath
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Archivist of Oghma
- Counterspell
- Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Mountain
- Plains
- Remand
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Azorius Signet
- Mangara, the Diplomat
- Pongify
- Vivi Ornitier
- Chasm Skulker
- Swan Song
- Steam Vents
- Hallowed Fountain
- City of Brass
- Rapid Hybridization
- Fellwar Stone
- Land Tax
- Reliquary Tower
- Mind Stone
- Veyran, Voice of Duality
- Sun Titan
- Erode
- King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
- Gleaming Bastion
- Reed Richards, Smartest Man
- Kid Loki
- Lightning Bolt
- Arcane Signet
- Talisman of Progress
- Spectator Seating
- Prairie Stream
- Exotic Orchard
- Thought Vessel
- Three Steps Ahead
- Evolving Wilds
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Whirlwind of Thought
- Monologue Tax
- Blasphemous Act
- Swiftfoot Boots
- 8× Island