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Price
€498.83of €500.00
Overall win rate
23%49 wins in 209 scored games
Games
260 (51)played in 26 tournaments, 51 not scored (time limit)
Rank
30in the rankings up to €500 · Elo 1515 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 37 lands, 11 of them basic
Game Changer
1of at most 3 allowed
Combos
2complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €500 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 (35)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (7)

Sorceries (8)

Artifacts (8)

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.

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  • 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
  • Derevi, Empyrial Tactician: adjusted to make room for another replacement
Played instead in the tournament
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse: replacement
  • Wayfarer's Bauble: replacement

What the games show

From 209 analysed games in 26 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 – 98% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Often wins by combo: in 24 of 49 wins all pieces of a combo were in play indication

Weaknesses

  • Attacks often get blocked: 32% of attackers blocked (all-deck avg: 16%) logged (2003 attackers in 209 games)
  • Depends on its commander: only 2% wins without it, 29% with it indication (42 games without, 167 with commander)
  • Often eliminated first: in 36% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (75 of 209 games)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 209 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Jodah, the Unifier avg 6.9hit in 93 of 209 games
  2. Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful avg 2.5hit in 34 of 209 games
  3. Kellan, the Kid avg 1.7hit in 20 of 209 games

Damage when used when it hits

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

  1. Sisay, Weatherlight Captain avg 21.2hit in 16 of 209 games
  2. Kenrith, the Returned King avg 18.5hit in 19 of 209 games
  3. Maelstrom Wanderer avg 17.9hit in 19 of 209 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

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

  1. Jodah, the Unifier 23×209 games in deck
  2. Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 15×195 games in deck
  3. Sisay, Weatherlight Captain 14×209 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

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

  1. Jodah, the Unifier 103×avg 0.5 per game · 209 games in deck
  2. Farewell 74×avg 0.9 per game · 87 games in deck
  3. Swords to Plowshares 42×avg 0.2 per game · 209 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 32% of 2003 attackers blocked in total, 14% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Squirrel Token 17×blocked in 7 games
  2. Goblin Token 12×blocked in 4 games
  3. Birds of Paradise 11×blocked in 10 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. Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal 0%cast in 0 of 200 games
  2. Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge 0%cast in 0 of 209 games
  3. Serah Farron // Crystallized Serah 0%cast in 0 of 209 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 49 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–916%
  • turns 10–1139%
  • turns 12–1331%
  • turn 14+14%

Combos in play logged Ratadrabik of Urborg + Boromir, Warden of the Tower: all pieces cast in 28 games, 14 won · Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician: all pieces cast in 18 games, 9 won · Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Faeburrow Elder: all pieces cast in 11 games, 6 won · Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Esika, God of the Tree: all pieces cast in 10 games, 3 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.94

0
9
1
16
2
19
3
11
4
5
5
6
2
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
21 / 18
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
8 / 8
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
7 / 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
35
Planeswalkers
1
Instants
7
Sorceries
8
Artifacts
8
Enchantments
3
Lands
37

Most expensive cards

Arid Mesa
€27.18
Misty Rainforest
€25.10
Marsh Flats
€24.98
Verdant Catacombs
€24.21
Cyclonic Rift
€23.77
Delighted Halfling
€20.71
Polluted Delta
€19.12
Bloodstained Mire
€17.32

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 clear difference Aragorn, the Uniter instead of Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful · win rate 24% with, 22% without (141 / 68 games)
  • no clear difference Timeless Lotus instead of Ignoble Hierarch · win rate 24% with, 23% without (97 / 112 games)
  • no clear difference Wayfarer's Bauble instead of Timeless Lotus · win rate 24% with, 23% without (85 / 124 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now

4 more tested cards are still collecting games.

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Placement in every tournament

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

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Best place 14 · average place 30.9 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

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