Jeleva, a heleva good Commander

Commander / EDH clayperce

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Updates —Sept. 7, 2015

Thanks again GobboE and EndlessBlackout! Your previous suggestions are now under the Comments button.


Trimmed my Card Draw and Manipulation. Hymn to Tourach, Anticipate, and Strategic Planning are out. Opportunity is in.

Added a Return to Hand package, for when I need to get Jeleva rolling again. Crystal Shard, Snap, and Voyage's End are in.

Maze of Ith is out. It's an amazing card on a deck list and in my memory. On an actual table though, it just draws too much hate.

I think I'm still a little heavy on the Copy Effects and Support, and I'd like to include some more Haymakers. Here's the list I'm working on, based on this Gatherer search.

GobboE says... #1

Nice deck. Your deck is more single player oriented than mine Spell Scourge (Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge), I think. I really like Supplant Form and Strionic Resonator

I am, myself, not a big fan of Phthisis (to high on black mana to cast easily from hand if need be), Hymn to Tourach (no effect on multiplayer game) or Anticipate (the cards to to the bottom of library, while you might want to stack the top cards).

I would suggest cards that allow you extra turns: while cruel to your opponents (mostly they do not make for fun games) , they give you a big advantage (often even game winning). Especially Time Stretch

September 4, 2015 5:19 a.m.

clayperce says... #2

Thanks tons, GobboE, for your comments!

Yeah, I've almost pulled Phthisis a couple times. I actually kind of enjoy casting it from my hand (using the suspend cost) because it puts a fun clock on the board, and nobody is sure how it might go off. But I wish it had a broader application ... you're totally right about how the deck is still too single-player focused.

Oh, that's too funny about Hymn to Tourach! I love that card and it seemed really in-flavor with Jevela. But I was totally blind to how useless it is in Commander until you pointed it out. I'm gonna miss it for sure, but I'm excited to think about what else I could do with the slot!

Time Stretch will be a GREAT add in the future, but I'm shying away from it for now ... partly because of the cost but mostly because I'm a pretty slow player and my group would probably kill me or doze off if I played it without an immediately obvious win! :-)

Thanks again!

September 5, 2015 1:06 p.m.

I love Jevela! She has a lot of applications outside of her obvious ability to cheat big spells out. I've played with her a lot and use her as my control deck killer in my deck to kill the hermit druid. I recomend trying to play with Doomsday. I know you mentioned no tutors but this card is just so much fun and with Jeleva you pic the cards you want her to cheat out of your deck because they'll be the only ones left! I also like Doomsday for putting a clock on those group games that are taking a little too long and you want to either end the game or try for an insta win through Laboratory Maniac. Anyway, good luck with further upgrades!

September 6, 2015 5:22 p.m.

clayperce says... #4

Thanks EndlessBlackout, that's a really unique and fun win-con! I'll definitely take a hard look at them!

September 6, 2015 11:55 p.m.