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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

{2}{W}{U}

Legendary Creature — Bird Monk

Flying

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Ishai.

Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

"Through me, the Great Teacher's voice will rattle this world."

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FlyingPartner
Set
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2 #12)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
4
Released
2018-06-08
Artist
Zack Stella
EDHREC rank
#4,670
Colour identity
{U}{W}
Finishes
Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.59
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderPartner

Combos 2

Dargo, the Shipwrecker+Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker+Cayth, Famed Mechanist+Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Catalyst Elemental
{U}{R}{W}
Infinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite red manaInfinite storm count
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker+Cayth, Famed Mechanist+Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Reckless Barbarian
{U}{R}{W}
Infinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite red manaInfinite storm count

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Empyrean Eagle 51 %+41.7 %
  2. Warden of Evos Isle 44 %+38.1 %
  3. Watcher of the Spheres 42 %+36.3 %
  4. Jubilant Skybonder 41 %+35.9 %
  5. Favorable Winds 41 %+35.7 %
  6. Kastral, the Windcrested 34 %+33.5 %
  7. Kangee, Sky Warden 33 %+28.8 %
  8. Winged Words 32 %+27.5 %
  9. Skycat Sovereign 31 %+27.2 %
  10. Migratory Route 30 %+26.9 %
  11. Thunderclap Wyvern 30 %+26.8 %
  12. Gravitational Shift 30 %+26.6 %
  13. Sephara, Sky's Blade 31 %+26.1 %
  14. Esior, Wardwing Familiar 29 %+25.7 %
  15. Dazzling Denial 29 %+25.6 %
  16. Steel-Plume Marshal 29 %+25.1 %
  17. Emeria Angel 27 %+23.5 %
  18. Cartographer's Hawk 27 %+22.5 %
  19. Bident of Thassa 31 %+21.2 %
  20. Magus of the Moat 23 %+20.9 %
  21. Staggering Insight 23 %+19.2 %
  22. Windreader Sphinx 21 %+19.1 %
  23. Rally of Wings 22 %+19.1 %
  24. Absorb 26 %+18.6 %
  25. Disenchant 26 %+18.0 %
  26. Soulcatchers' Aerie 20 %+17.6 %
  27. Tide Skimmer 19 %+17.3 %
  28. Commander's Sphere 31 %+17.2 %
  29. Isperia, Supreme Judge 19 %+17.0 %
  30. True Conviction 20 %+16.7 %
  31. Sejiri Refuge 23 %+16.4 %
  32. Archon of Redemption 17 %+15.6 %
  33. Aetherize 27 %+15.4 %
  34. Kangee's Lieutenant 18 %+14.8 %
  35. Soulcatcher 16 %+14.6 %
  36. Negate 42 %+14.3 %
  37. Wizard's Staff 17 %+14.2 %
  38. Aven Gagglemaster 16 %+14.2 %
  39. Jackdaw Savior 18 %+14.1 %
  40. Tranquil Cove 32 %+13.8 %
  41. Teferi, Hero of Dominaria 17 %+13.5 %
  42. Lofty Denial 17 %+13.5 %
  43. Meandering River 17 %+13.2 %
  44. Mockingbird 18 %+13.0 %
  45. Ever-Watching Threshold 13 %+12.3 %
  46. Aven Mindcensor 20 %+12.2 %
  47. Hindering Light 16 %+12.0 %
  48. Thrummingbird 16 %+11.9 %
  49. Shrike Force 14 %+11.7 %
  50. Plumecreed Escort 14 %+11.7 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 100 %+4.4 %
  2. Plains 100 %+4.7 %
  3. Command Tower 81 %-4.1 %
  4. Sol Ring 81 %-4.7 %
  5. Arcane Signet 79 %-3.7 %
  6. Swords to Plowshares 73 %+4.8 %
  7. Prairie Stream 64 %-1.0 %
  8. Counterspell 63 %+9.4 %
  9. Glacial Fortress 57 %-7.3 %
  10. Path to Exile 52 %-1.4 %
  11. Empyrean Eagle 51 %+41.7 %
  12. Azorius Signet 50 %-5.4 %
  13. Port Town 47 %+0.1 %
  14. Warden of Evos Isle 44 %+38.1 %
  15. Temple of Enlightenment 42 %+6.1 %
  16. Negate 42 %+14.3 %
  17. Thought Vessel 42 %-0.2 %
  18. Watcher of the Spheres 42 %+36.3 %
  19. Favorable Winds 41 %+35.7 %
  20. Jubilant Skybonder 41 %+35.9 %
  21. Talisman of Progress 41 %-9.8 %
  22. Ghostly Prison 37 %+11.5 %
  23. Swiftfoot Boots 37 %+10.8 %
  24. Reliquary Tower 36 %-13.0 %
  25. Kastral, the Windcrested 34 %+33.5 %
  26. Kangee, Sky Warden 33 %+28.8 %
  27. Propaganda 33 %+5.7 %
  28. Tranquil Cove 32 %+13.8 %
  29. Winged Words 32 %+27.5 %
  30. Dovin's Veto 32 %-7.2 %
  31. Skycat Sovereign 31 %+27.2 %
  32. Sephara, Sky's Blade 31 %+26.1 %
  33. Arcane Denial 31 %+4.4 %
  34. Commander's Sphere 31 %+17.2 %
  35. Bident of Thassa 31 %+21.2 %
  36. Generous Gift 30 %+0.4 %
  37. Migratory Route 30 %+26.9 %
  38. Gravitational Shift 30 %+26.6 %
  39. Thunderclap Wyvern 30 %+26.8 %
  40. Esior, Wardwing Familiar 29 %+25.7 %
  41. Azorius Chancery 29 %-6.0 %
  42. Steel-Plume Marshal 29 %+25.1 %
  43. Dazzling Denial 29 %+25.6 %
  44. Deserted Beach 28 %-12.8 %
  45. Rhystic Study 28 %+4.8 %
  46. Sea of Clouds 27 %-12.9 %
  47. Emeria Angel 27 %+23.5 %
  48. Cartographer's Hawk 27 %+22.5 %
  49. Aetherize 27 %+15.4 %
  50. Adarkar Wastes 27 %-19.6 %

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2020-11-10

    An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

  • 2020-11-10

    An effect that checks whether you control your commander is satisfied if you control one or both of your two commanders.

  • 2020-11-10

    Both commanders start in the command zone, and the remaining 98 cards (or 58 cards in a Commander Draft game) of your deck are shuffled to become your library.

  • 2020-11-10

    If something refers to your commander while you have two commanders, it refers to one of them of your choice. If you are instructed to perform an action on your commander (e.g. put it from the command zone into your hand due to Command Beacon), you choose one of your commanders at the time the effect happens.

  • 2020-11-10

    If your Commander deck has two commanders, you can only include cards whose own color identities are also found in your commanders' combined color identities. If Falthis and Kediss are your commanders, your deck may contain cards with black and/or red in their color identity, but not cards with green, white, or blue.

  • 2020-11-10

    Once the game begins, your two commanders are tracked separately. If you cast one, you won't have to pay an additional {2} the first time you cast the other. A player loses the game after having been dealt 21 damage from any one of them, not from both of them combined.

  • 2020-11-10

    To have two commanders, both must have the partner ability as the game begins. Losing the ability during the game doesn't cause either to cease to be your commander.

  • 2020-11-10

    You can choose two commanders with partner that are the same color or colors. In Commander Draft, you can even choose two of the same commander with partner if you drafted them. If you do this, make sure you keep the number of times you've cast each from the command zone clear for "commander tax" purposes.

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