G Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Piloted by Isaac Cooper (Trinisphere)[BD.GG] ยท #1 of 55 at Lifelink Games $2k cEDH Championship (November 7, 2026) ยท record 4-2-0

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard cEDH stats

How it plays & wins

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard leads a green ramp deck built to accelerate into big threats fast. The mana base and rocks are dense: Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, Gaea's Cradle, and a long run of mana elves and Birds of Paradise. Tutors such as Green Sun's Zenith, Finale of Devastation, Natural Order, and Chord of Calling aim to find large creatures like Kogla, the Titan Ape and Protean Hulk, while Sakura-Tribe Scout and Exploration keep the ramp going. Interaction is light and mostly defensive, including Null Rod, Damping Sphere, Trinisphere, and Soulless Jailer.

The list does not show a clear win condition. No combo was detected, and it isn't obvious which card closes the game on its own. The most likely plan is to ramp into a large creature or a board of ramp-enabled threats and attack through the opposition's defenses. Because I can't confirm a specific finisher from the list alone, I'd treat the exact win path as unclear.

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Creatures (43)

Instants (8)

Sorceries (3)

Artifacts (7)

Enchantments (3)

Other (9)

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