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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

First printed in Commander 2016 (2016)

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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

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."

1/1

Illustrated by
Zack Stella

Legality

Rulings (8)

  • Once the game begins, your two commanders are tracked separately. If you cast one, you won't have to pay an additional 2 generic 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • An effect that checks whether you control your commander is satisfied if you control one or both of your two commanders.
  • 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.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.14 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

2 combos, the most popular first:

Commander In 89 of 5718 decks (1.6%), most in Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

Share of decks
1.6%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
17 Aug: 2.4% 24 Aug: 1.3% 31 Aug: 1.6% 7 Sep: 1.8% 14 Sep: 2.2% 21 Sep: 1.6% 28 Sep: 1.8% 5 Oct: 1.3% 12 Oct: 1.6% 19 Oct: 1.3% 26 Oct: 2.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
89
89 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
41%
21 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug2.4%
24 Aug1.3%
31 Aug1.6%
7 Sep1.8%
14 Sep2.2%
21 Sep1.6%
28 Sep1.8%
5 Oct1.3%
12 Oct1.6%
19 Oct1.3%
26 Oct2.1%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh 1.4% 100%
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician 0.6% 6%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker 0.1% 100%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Jeska, Thrice Reborn 0.0% 100%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Tymna the Weaver 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Command Tower100%1.2
Sol Ring100%1.0
Hallowed Fountain98%7.5
Mockingbird98%2.7
Esper Sentinel98%2.2
Arid Mesa98%2.0
Pact of Negation98%1.6
Force of Will98%1.5
Mental Misstep98%1.5
Mystic Remora98%1.5
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Kalvin Le [NAUS] in cEDH Shuffle Pt.3 Revenge of the Shuffle
3-2
60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Alexander in Mind Full Games: October's Monthly 1k Event
3-2
60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Joseph Porter in Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Geeky Oasis
3-2
60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
yvuri in SEA Regional Fest 2026 - Sat cEDH
3-2
60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Marcelo Brasileiro (The Dude) in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k
3-2
60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Shane Pratt in 1st annual 1stCKMA cEDH Tournament *100% PROXY FRIENDLY* *GAEA'S CRADLE*
2-3
40%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Matthew DuBose in TOG Presents: Another 757 Cedh Tournament
2-3
40%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Aloysius in SEA Regional Fest 2026 - Sat cEDH
2-3
40%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Rafael Ilies,
1 main #10
of 17
0-2
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Trinity Holland,
1 main #21
of 25
0-2
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Kalvin Le [NAUS],
1 main #40
of 74
1-3
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Richy Robinson,
1 main #17
of 26
0-1
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Alex Broyles,
1 main #10
of 32
1-2
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Rafael Ilies,
1 main #11
of 32
1-2
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Kalvin Le [NAUS],
1 main #9
of 20
0-2
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Christopher Wilson [BAD],
1 main #14
of 20
0-3