Jeskai Aikido

Commander / EDH* Control Multiplayer RUW (Jeskai, America)

Simplyafish

Creature (14)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Fury
• 1x Boros Reckoner
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Dominating Licid
• 1x Dulcet Sirens
• 1x Goblin Flectomancer
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Kheru Spellsnatcher
• 1x Mischievous Quanar
• 1x Rage Nimbus
• 1x Ruhan of the Fomori
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter
• 1x Willbender

Land (37)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 8x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Myth Realized
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Steal Enchantment
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Vow of Flight
• 1x Vow of Lightning
• 1x Wild Research

Artifact (11)

• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Gemstone Array
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Sunforger

Instant (30)

• 1x Arcbond
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Captain's Maneuver
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Debt of Loyalty
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Eye for an Eye
• 1x Gather Specimens
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Martyrdom
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Mirror Strike
• 1x Mirrorweave
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Odds / Ends
• 1x Parallectric Feedback
• 1x Radiate
• 1x Redirect
• 1x Reflect Damage
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Reroute
• 1x Reverse Damage
• 1x Spelljack
• 1x Swerve
• 1x Turn the Tables
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Radiant Flames

Commander (1)

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Creature (17)

• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Aura Thief
• 1x Balefire Liege
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Chromeshell Crab
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Dominus of Fealty
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Hunted Dragon
• 1x Hunted Phantasm
• 1x Izzet Chronarch
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Spitemare
• 1x Varchild's War-Riders

Land (1)

• 1x Forbidden Orchard

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Captivating Glance
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Dual Casting
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Powerstone Minefield
• 1x Repercussion

Artifact (2)

• 1x Angel's Trumpet
• 1x Sphinx-Bone Wand

Instant (8)

• 1x Boros Fury-Shield
• 1x Cerebral Vortex
• 1x Counterlash
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Dragonshift
• 1x Reverberation
• 1x Stifle

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Call to Mind
• 1x Invoke the Firemind
• 1x Knowledge Exploitation
• 1x Mass Mutiny
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Pyroclasm

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The general aim of this deck is to use the opponents attacks against them, or to redirect them to another player. Heavy on instants and creatures with morph abilities. The goal is that the opponent is almost always guessing if you have something up your sleeve, because 90% of the time, you do. When they do attack at you, you simply redirect their attack away from you.

More specifically, the deck breaks down into a few general categories:

Damage Redirection and Reflection: Instants like Deflecting Palm or Mirror Strike are perfect examples of this: Let the opponent attack you, then turn the damage against them. Creatures like Boros Reckoner can act similarly, but act as preventative measures rather than as surprise.

Theft: Cards like Control Magic, Gather Specimens, Aura Thief or Insurrection abuse an opponents hefty board state against them. Cards like Spelljack or Commandeer also can counter and steal huge spells, such as board wraths, until they serve me best.

Copy: Cards like Clever Impersonator, Phyrexian Metamorph and Followed Footsteps allow me to get a copy of my opponents best creatures (usually for a fraction of the cost).

Combat: Cards like Repercussion, Master Warcraft , Dulcet Sirens , and Illusionist's Gambit allow me to throw a wrench into combat plans. Since my deck doesn't care as much about creatures, cards combos like Blasphemous Act + Repercussion punish opponents for getting to large late game.

Because my deck is less creature-focused, I also have a small pillowfort package with Propaganda and Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs to suggest attacking elsewhere.

I have included Sunforger and Isochron Scepter to help reuse my instants, as well as cards like Past in Flames for recursion

Ruhan leads this deck because he acts as a distraction to set up my late-game plans. He also attracts targeted removal than I can redirect.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Blasphemous Act + Repercussion
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	109
Avg. CMC	3.61
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C, Ogre 3/3 R
Folders	khbjhv
Based on	Jeskai Spellslinger Trial copy copy Simplyafish EDH