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Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Legendary Creature — Human Officer · 2W
Color identity: White
Captain Jean-Luc Picard is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Other creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a creature or Spacecraft spell, create a 1/1 red Officer creature token.
Tap seven untapped Officers you control: Search your library for a Spacecraft card, put it onto the battlefield with seven charge counters on it, then shuffle.
Reference price of the card: €16.19
Average lands in decks for Captain Jean-Luc Picard: 34
SpacecraftTokensArtifacts+1/+1 CountersGo WideHistoricAggroCard Draw
Build your Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Captain Jean-Luc Picard 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed56
- Interaction65
- Resilience87
- Closing39
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (17 nonbasic, 17 Plains)
The Seriema · Sol Ring · Deep Space 9 · U.S.S. Enterprise-A, Free Spirit · Starship Enterprise · Swords to Plowshares · U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class · Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought · Lumen-Class Frigate · The Eternity Elevator · Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign · Path to Exile · Pinnacle Kill-Ship · Rescue Skiff · Extinguisher Battleship · Esper Sentinel · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Pearl Medallion · Exalted Sunborn · Welcoming Vampire · Arcane Signet · Belladonna Took · Enduring Innocence · Flawless Maneuver · Caretaker's Talent · Clever Concealment · Anointed Procession · Tactical Officer · Elspeth, Storm Slayer · Picard, Leading by Example · Generous Gift · Delney, Streetwise Lookout · Wedgelight Rammer · Operations Officer · Akroma's Will · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Loran of the Third Path · Wurmwall Sweeper · Knight of the White Orchid · Maskwood Nexus · Shuttle Crew · Starfleet Crew · Worf, Chief Tactical Officer · Dawn's Truce · Land Tax · Metallic Mimic · Mirror Entity · Haliya, Guided by Light · Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization · The Mind Stone · Patrolling Peacemaker · Picard, Steadfast Captain · Mother of Runes · Surge Conductor · Erode · Ocelot Pride · Oketra's Monument · Skullclamp · Will Riker, Assuming Command · Disenchant · Idol of Oblivion · Moonshaker Cavalry · Smothering Tithe · Teferi's Protection · Mangara, the Diplomat · Adagia, Windswept Bastion · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Abandoned Air Temple · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Karn's Bastion · Federation Outpost · Reliquary Tower · War Room · Buried Ruin · Minas Tirith · Ancient Tomb · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Rogue's Passage · Windbrisk Heights · Ancient Den · Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Captain Jean-Luc Picard
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Captain Jean-Luc Picard, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Seriema | 96% | +94% |
| U.S.S. Enterprise-A, Free Spirit | 93% | +92% |
| Deep Space 9 | 93% | +91% |
| U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class | 86% | +86% |
| Starship Enterprise | 87% | +86% |
| Lumen-Class Frigate | 81% | +80% |
| Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought | 84% | +79% |
| Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign | 78% | +77% |
| The Eternity Elevator | 79% | +77% |
| Pinnacle Kill-Ship | 74% | +74% |
| Rescue Skiff | 74% | +74% |
| Extinguisher Battleship | 72% | +71% |
| Exalted Sunborn | 62% | +54% |
| Mondrak, Glory Dominus | 65% | +54% |
| Belladonna Took | 56% | +51% |
| Adagia, Windswept Bastion | 59% | +51% |
| Tactical Officer | 49% | +49% |
| Picard, Leading by Example | 47% | +47% |
| Welcoming Vampire | 61% | +45% |
| Wedgelight Rammer | 41% | +41% |
| Delney, Streetwise Lookout | 45% | +41% |
| Caretaker's Talent | 51% | +41% |
| Operations Officer | 40% | +40% |
| Clever Concealment | 51% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- The Seriema
- Lumen-Class Frigate
- The Eternity Elevator
- Pinnacle Kill-Ship
- Rescue Skiff
- Extinguisher Battleship
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign
- Belladonna Took
- Adagia, Windswept Bastion
- Welcoming Vampire
- Caretaker's Talent
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- U.S.S. Enterprise-A, Free Spirit
- Deep Space 9
- U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class
- Starship Enterprise
- Exalted Sunborn
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Captain Jean-Luc Picard
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Cloudshift → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Captain Jean-Luc Picard's color identity?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Captain Jean-Luc Picard come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck run?
Real Captain Jean-Luc Picard decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Captain Jean-Luc Picard?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Seriema, U.S.S. Enterprise-A, Free Spirit, Deep Space 9. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Captain Jean-Luc Picard decks.
What combos does Captain Jean-Luc Picard have?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Seriema, Lumen-Class Frigate, The Eternity Elevator are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.