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.
Analysis written with AI assistance based on this decklist.
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Creatures (43)
- Allosaurus Shepherd ๐ถ๏ธ
- Arbor Elf ๐ถ๏ธ
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild ๐ถ๏ธ
- Badgermole Cub
- Birds of Paradise
- Boreal Druid ๐ถ๏ธ
- Circle of Dreams Druid ๐ถ๏ธ
- Collector Ouphe ๐ถ๏ธ
- Delighted Halfling
- Destiny Spinner ๐ถ๏ธ
- Dosan the Falling Leaf ๐ถ๏ธ
- Elvish Mystic ๐ถ๏ธ
- Elvish Reclaimer ๐ถ๏ธ
- Elvish Spirit Guide
- Endurance ๐ถ๏ธ
- Eternal Witness ๐ถ๏ธ
- Formidable Speaker
- Fyndhorn Elves ๐ถ๏ธ
- Haywire Mite ๐ถ๏ธ
- Karn, Argent Defender ๐ถ๏ธ
- Kodama of the East Tree ๐ถ๏ธ
- Kogla, the Titan Ape ๐ถ๏ธ
- Llanowar Elves ๐ถ๏ธ
- Magus of the Candelabra ๐ถ๏ธ
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic ๐ถ๏ธ
- Phyrexian Revoker ๐ถ๏ธ
- Priest of Titania ๐ถ๏ธ
- Protean Hulk ๐ถ๏ธ
- Quirion Ranger ๐ถ๏ธ
- Reclamation Sage ๐ถ๏ธ
- Regal Force ๐ถ๏ธ
- Rug of Smothering ๐ถ๏ธ
- Sakura-Tribe Scout ๐ถ๏ธ
- Saryth, the Viper's Fang ๐ถ๏ธ
- Seedborn Muse ๐ถ๏ธ
- Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu ๐ถ๏ธ
- Slippery Bogbonder ๐ถ๏ธ
- Soulless Jailer ๐ถ๏ธ
- Sowing Mycospawn ๐ถ๏ธ
- Sylvan Safekeeper ๐ถ๏ธ
- Temur Sabertooth ๐ถ๏ธ
- Wirewood Symbiote ๐ถ๏ธ
- Yeva, Nature's Herald ๐ถ๏ธ
Instants (8)
- Archdruid's Charm ๐ถ๏ธ
- Beast Within ๐ถ๏ธ
- Chord of Calling
- Crop Rotation
- Force of Vigor ๐ถ๏ธ
- Infectious Bite ๐ถ๏ธ
- Legolas's Quick Reflexes ๐ถ๏ธ
- Summoner's Pact ๐ถ๏ธ
Sorceries (3)
Artifacts (7)
- Chrome Mox
- Mana Vault
- Mox Diamond
- Null Rod ๐ถ๏ธ
- Sol Ring
- Trinisphere ๐ถ๏ธ
- Vexing Bauble
Enchantments (3)
- Exploration ๐ถ๏ธ
- Leyline of Abundance ๐ถ๏ธ
- Wild Growth ๐ถ๏ธ
Lands (12)
Other (9)
- Argothian Elder ๐ถ๏ธ
- Bridgeworks Battle ๐ถ๏ธ
- Damping Sphere ๐ถ๏ธ
- Great Oak Guardian ๐ถ๏ธ
- Pili-Pala ๐ถ๏ธ
- Scryb Ranger ๐ถ๏ธ
- Shaman of Forgotten Ways ๐ถ๏ธ
- Starved Rusalka ๐ถ๏ธ
- Woodland Bellower ๐ถ๏ธ
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