Jhoira's Free Lunch, Mk. V

Commander / EDH* Artifact Combo Competitive Storm UR (Izzet)

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Artifact (42)

• 1x Accorder's Shield
• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Cathar's Shield
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Claws of Gix
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Dark Sphere
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Fountain of Youth
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Gustha's Scepter
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Herbal Poultice
• 1x Ivory Tower
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Jeweled Amulet
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lodestone Bauble
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mishra's Bauble
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Spidersilk Net
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Urza's Bauble
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Welding Jar
• 1x Zuran Orb

Land (30)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 6x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mishra's Workshop
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Teferi's Isle
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Wasteland

Instant (6)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Retract

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Commander (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x The Locust God
• 1x Tidespout Tyrant
• 1x Vedalken Archmage

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Vance's Blasting Cannons  ^Flip

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Creature (8)

• 1x Frogmite
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Jori En, Ruin Diver
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Master Transmuter
• 1x Myr Enforcer
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Storm the Vault  ^Flip
• 1x Words of Wind

Artifact (7)

• 1x Bone Saw
• 1x Darksteel Relic
• 1x Delif's Cone
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Kite Shield
• 1x Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1x Scroll Rack

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Fabricate

Instant (6)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Hurkyl's Recall
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Rebuild
• 1x Sunder

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At some point, it occurred to me that my favorite part of Magic: the Gathering is when it's my turn and I get to draw a card. I don't think I even really like playing, I just like looking at all my Magic cards. They're pretty!

On that note, this is the fifth iteration of my attempt to make the most competitive Jhoira deck possible. Aetherflux Reservoir and Laboratory Maniac are the two primary win conditions, though beating people to death with insects via The Locust God or burning everyone in the face with Reckless Fireweaver are also totally viable strategies.

In a perfect world, we'll be getting Jhoira out on turn 2-3 and then going off on turn 4-5. I haven't calculated the odds, but goldfishes rarely reach critical mass later than turn 7. It's not the fastest (I don't think), but our suite of counterspells, tutors, and disruption make it very consistent. This deck draws cards--lots of cards, so if drawing cards isn't for you, then look elsewhere.

Every 0-drop artifact is a cantrip. We have deliberately excluded cards that serve absolutely no functional purpose, so basically all the 0-drops can potentially do something that you would want, however minor it may be. Unless they're mana rocks that help you get your general out sooner, don't play any of them until you've cast Jhoira.

That's about it. Have fun!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.83
Tokens	Insect 1/1 UR