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Ishkanah, Grafwidow

DSC · mythic · Released 2024-09-27

Power

brawl
tier-2Strong staple8/19
commander
tier-2Strong staple8/19

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell). The score (-8 to 19) is a rank signal derived from tier + kind + atoms; browse by it on the cards page.

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

flexible

multiple modes

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
self-millgraveyard-mattersmidrange
negative:
aggrocombospellslinger

Roles

token-producerdrainevasive-threatmidrange-threatblocker

Risks

requires-graveyard-densityslow-setupconditional-trigger

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:
spider
anti:
keyword-flying

Structural

triggered-abilityactivated-abilitystatic-ability

Rationale

Ishkanah is a 5cmc 3/5 reach spider that, under delirium, ETBs with three 1/2 reach spider tokens — a 4-body wall against flying threats. The {6}{B} drain scales with spider count, making it a late-game life-drain win condition in Golgari self-mill/graveyard-matters shells. Signature in delirium/self-mill strategies; too slow and conditional for aggro or combo.

Learnings (3)

  • Ishkanah's delirium trigger requires four or more card TYPES in the graveyard (not four cards), so self-mill decks need to dump instants, sorceries, creatures, AND artifacts/enchantments/lands to reliably trigger her on curve.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The {6}{B} drain ability counts ALL Spiders you control, including the three tokens she creates, so with delirium active she immediately threatens 4 life per activation — relevant when evaluating her as a finisher in longer games.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Ishkanah is primarily a defense-stabilization piece against flying-heavy boards; the drain is the true win condition and requires dedicated mana investment, so she underperforms in shells that lack both graveyard enablers and a {B} mana source.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #6,553

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