Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge; Spell Gluttony

Commander / EDH Cruel Control Multiplayer UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (5)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Echo Mage
• 1x Meletis Charlatan
• 1x Nivix Guildmage
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner

Land (38)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 1x Molten Slagheap
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Spellweaver Volute

Artifact (12)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mirari
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Spellbinder
• 1x Sphinx-Bone Wand
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (19)

• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Blastfire Bolt
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Consume the Meek
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fated Return
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Mnemonic Nexus
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Murderous Spoils
• 1x Psychic Spiral
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Spin into Myth
• 1x Spinal Embrace
• 1x Spontaneous Combustion
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Sorcery (21)

• 1x Aether Snap
• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Howl of the Horde
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Incite Rebellion
• 1x Knowledge Exploitation
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Mind Funeral
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Psychic Intrusion
• 1x Pull from the Deep
• 1x Reign of the Pit
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Spelltwine
• 1x Stolen Identity

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Izzet Guildmage
• 1x Ogre Battledriver

Land (2)

• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks

Enchantment (1)

• 1x In the Web of War

Instant (9)

• 1x Burn Away
• 1x Into the Core
• 1x Murder
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Victim of Night
• 1x Volcanic Fallout
• 1x Volcanic Offering
• 1x Wrecking Ball

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bone Splinters
• 1x Dead Drop
• 1x Drown in Sorrow
• 1x Extract from Darkness
• 1x Phthisis
• 1x Rise from the Grave
• 1x Sever the Bloodline
• 1x Shattering Spree
• 1x Slice and Dice

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Disciple of the Ring
• 1x Djinn Illuminatus
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Lunar Mystic
• 1x Melek, Izzet Paragon
• 1x Prescient Chimera
• 1x Willbreaker
• 1x Wrexial, the Risen Deep

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver

Land (6)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Urborg Volcano
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Break Through the Line
• 1x Cast Through Time
• 1x Dismiss into Dream
• 1x Goblinslide
• 1x Hive Mind
• 1x Jace's Sanctum
• 1x Null Profusion
• 1x Quiet Contemplation

Artifact (9)

• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Gemstone Array
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Scroll of the Masters
• 1x Semblance Anvil
• 1x Shell of the Last Kappa
• 1x Tapestry of the Ages

Instant (22)

• 1x Anticipate
• 1x Blessed Reincarnation
• 1x Brutal Expulsion
• 1x Enhanced Awareness
• 1x Firemind's Foresight
• 1x Grip of Desolation
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Impact Resonance
• 1x Learn from the Past
• 1x Moonlace
• 1x Pulse of the Grid
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Scour from Existence
• 1x Shaman's Trance
• 1x Silumgar's Command
• 1x Supplant Form
• 1x Telling Time
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Wings of Velis Vel

Sorcery (23)

• 1x Aether Gale
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Clone Legion
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Distant Memories
• 1x Ghastly Conscription
• 1x Goblin Game
• 1x Pulse of the Dross
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Reversal of Fortune
• 1x Savor the Moment
• 1x Self-Inflicted Wound
• 1x Shifting Loyalties
• 2x Sins of the Past
• 1x Talent of the Telepath
• 1x Time Reversal
• 1x Trait Doctoring
• 1x Tunnel Vision
• 1x Vandalize
• 1x Void
• 1x Whims of the Fates
• 1x Winds of Change

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Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge deck focussed around a heavy glut of instant and sorceries and recasting Jeleva multiple times. Frequently Jeleva will be cast at costs of ~14 mana, and I need to find more consistent ways of making sure it happens. But somehow it does. There's a heavy necessity of Haste so might look at including that more, but it's generally in non-spell ways. In the Web of War/ Swiftfoot Boots might find it's way in here more. It's definitely a more competitive deck and very fun to pilot, but not something to be pulled out every commander night

The Battleplan

Cast Jeleva. Use everything tasty from the ETB trigger, than kill/ sac her and do it some more. Use the large amount of Spot removal and board wipes to keep the board in check. If ever anything steals Jeleva or incapacitates her, hit her first with the large amount of sac outlets and spot removal. Frequently in decks with self mill/ huge card draw they can very quickly be milled out, so there are a few targeted mill/ graveyard exile to help against those. Otherwise eventual commander damage seems to be the other win for the deck.

Mana Base

• Opal Palace can get out of hand with the amount of times that Jeleva will be cast.
• Explorer's Scope can hit our non-basic lands. it's a real treat but our only real "mana ramp". Considering adding in more but struggle to find nice U/B/R mana ramp instant/ sorceries. May look at basic landcycling but can't be done through Jeleva.

Synergies & Notable Cards

• Sphinx-Bone Wand can be very nasty with the glut of instants and sorceries that will be cast
• Strionic Resonator can copy Jeleva's ETB or Attack trigger. Either are wonderful.
• Leyline of Anticipation can be really important for letting us cast sorceries later on. Holding stuff until the end can be really
• Altar's Reap, Reign of the Pit and Spontaneous Combustion can all work as decent sac outlets for Jeleva if she gets hit by a Pacifism, Faith's Fetters, Darksteel Mutation, etc.
• Brainstorm is a cheap way to throw what we want into Jeleva if it's stuck in our hand
• Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine can infinite combo it's way to an end, but with the huge amount of exile in Jeleva it's one of those "Oh look it happened this one time" situations.

Testing

• Molten Slagheap can let us store mana up for later when we need to cast Jeleva more, but I'm very iffy on storage lands. See how I feel
• Murderous Spoils is expensive in hand and can sometimes completely wiff. Most equipment players will have greaves or boots to protect their creature before anything else. It can sometimes grab odd things, but yet to do it reliably. Also the non-black can cause real problems
• Blastfire Bolt same as above, but instead to destroy. Getting tested out.
• Decree of Pain is a great board wipe for this deck, but the card draw is actually unwanted.
• Sudden Spoiling is a great card when mixed with the damage board wipes, but it is a 1BB tax on top. Also won't hit enchanted indestructible creatures.
• Mnemonic Nexus can be really important to hit ourself, sometimes to hit self mill decks that have got out of hand, but it can also ruin our mill strategy. Still deciding.
• Preordain is cheap and cheerful for doing before casting Jeleva to ensure we hit nicer things. But eeeeh~ could be better.
• Psychic Intrusion is great to be cast with jeleva, but iffy when cast without. It has good and bad points but is under consideration.
• Mind Grind fits in with the mill idea, but something that's getting tested out. Will see if it's worth it.
• Spellweaver Volute is one of those cards that I love the idea of, but still waiting for it to wow me.
• Spellbinder can be difficult to get going. Again I want it to work so much but have to see how it plays out.
• Isochron Scepter suffers from the same problem as Spellbinder, except that the instant card must be CMC2 or less (Brainstorm, Altar's Reap, Malicious Affliction, Rapid Hybridization & Rakdos Charm can be hit but that's it. Eeeeeh)
• Sensei's Diving Top can be used to stall instant/Sorceries until needed but can be mana intensive. Feel like Crystal Ball may be better.
• Talrand, Sky Summoner just got added and is neat but waiting to see how much I like it. Could be that the board wipes just ruin it.
• Dragonskull Summit is iffy as there are so many non-basic lands in this that it's rare it doesn't come in as a tapped land

Notable Exceptions

• Counterspells are purposely removed from this deck. They're terrible to hit with Jeleva and we'd rather just destroy whatever happens/ rebuild if we have to. Definitely a me decision that could be built differently.
• Reverberate, Twincast are wonderful in this deck and great under isochron scepter, but very annoying if caught under Jeleva. They might go back in depending on how I feel as they can hit very big spells that we cast. Howl of the Horde is the only exception due to allowing us to trigger from the attack.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 4 Rares 30 - 14 Uncommons 13 - 5 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.23
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Demon X/X B, Drake 2/2 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Human 2/2 G, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	Current EDH