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Price
€299.77of €300.00
Overall win rate
22%15 wins in 69 scored games
Games
70 (1)played in 7 tournaments, 1 not scored (time limit)
Rank
31in the rankings up to €300 · Elo 1487 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 37 lands, 11 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
2complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €300 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (34)

Instants (6)

Sorceries (9)

Artifacts (10)

Enchantments (3)

Lands (37)

Jodah, the Unifier
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (2)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + … → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite combat phases, Infinite colored mana
    6 versions, each with one of: Faeburrow Elder · Helm of the Host · Derevi, Empyrial Tactician · Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Bloom Tender
  • Ratadrabik of Urborg + Boromir, Warden of the Tower → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB

Commander Spellbook lists 7 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 7 entries
  • Ratadrabik of Urborg + Boromir, Warden of the Tower → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite colored mana
  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Faeburrow Elder → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB
  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite combat phases
  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases
  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Faeburrow Elder + Helm of the Host → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB
  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Bloom Tender + Helm of the Host → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB

Adjusted for the Forge AI

The list above is the best tested version, the way you would play it in real games. The Forge AI can't play a few cards – they were replaced in the tournament (the deck builder also rearranges other slots within the budget). The win rate comes from games with these replacements; the original cards themselves were not tested by the AI.

In the list (original cards)
  • Beast Within: AI can't play it
  • Blood Crypt: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Timeless Lotus: adjusted to make room for another replacement
Played instead in the tournament
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse: replacement
  • City of Brass: replacement
  • Commander's Sphere: replacement

What the games show

From 69 analysed games in 7 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins through combat – 100% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 37 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (69 games)
  • Often wins by combo: in 6 of 15 wins all pieces of a combo were in play indication

Weaknesses

  • Attacks often get blocked: 29% of attackers blocked (all-deck avg: 18%) logged (769 attackers in 69 games)
  • Depends on its commander: only 0% wins without it, 25% with it indication (9 games without, 60 with commander)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 69 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Jodah, the Unifier avg 8.0hit in 31 of 69 games
  2. Shalai, Voice of Plenty avg 3.1hit in 12 of 69 games
  3. Kethis, the Hidden Hand avg 2.1hit in 10 of 69 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Shalai, Voice of Plenty avg 18.0hit in 12 of 69 games
  2. Jodah, the Unifier avg 17.7hit in 31 of 69 games
  3. Vega, the Watcher avg 17.7hit in 6 of 69 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Jodah, the Unifier 8×69 games in deck
  2. Shalai, Voice of Plenty 7×69 games in deck
  3. Kellan, the Kid 5×69 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Jodah, the Unifier 31×avg 0.4 per game · 69 games in deck
  2. Path to Exile 15×avg 0.2 per game · 69 games in deck
  3. Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn 11×avg 0.2 per game · 69 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 29% of 769 attackers blocked in total, 14% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Elf Warrior Token 10×blocked in 3 games
  2. Zurgo Stormrender 4×blocked in 3 games
  3. Human Soldier Token 3×blocked in 3 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge 0%cast in 0 of 69 games
  2. Serah Farron // Crystallized Serah 0%cast in 0 of 69 games
  3. Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal 0%cast in 0 of 69 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 15 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–920%
  • turns 10–1113%
  • turns 12–1347%
  • turn 14+20%

Combos in play logged Ratadrabik of Urborg + Boromir, Warden of the Tower: all pieces cast in 9 games, 5 won · Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician: all pieces cast in 3 games, 1 won · Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Faeburrow Elder: all pieces cast in 5 games, 1 won · Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Esika, God of the Tree: all pieces cast in 8 games, 1 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 3.13

0
8
1
15
2
19
3
10
4
7
5
6
3
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
22 / 18
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
8 / 8
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
6 / 6
Strategy
15 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 62 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
34
Instants
6
Sorceries
9
Artifacts
10
Enchantments
3
Lands
37

Most expensive cards

Delighted Halfling
€20.71
Wooded Foothills
€16.74
Flooded Strand
€14.94
Bloom Tender
€13.11
Esika, God of the Tree
€10.63
Heroic Intervention
€10.37
Windswept Heath
€10.30
Blood Crypt
€10.03

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

No swap has enough games for a verdict yet.

4 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €299.77 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 8 · average place 34.7 · 0× top 3 · 1× top 10 out of 7 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?