EDH Optimizer
Elsha, Threefold Master
Legendary Creature — Djinn Monk · URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Elsha, Threefold Master is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever Elsha deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 white Monk creature tokens with prowess.
Reference price of the card: €0.36
Comes in the precon Jeskai Striker
Average lands in decks for Elsha, Threefold Master: 33
SpellslingerTokensProwessAggroVoltronMonksStormCantrips
Build your Elsha, Threefold Master deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Elsha, Threefold Master 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Elsha, Threefold Master 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: D (45/100)
- Consistency76
- Speed39
- Interaction57
- Resilience87
- Closing9
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (23 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 5 Island, 3 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Monastery Mentor · Swords to Plowshares · Whirlwind of Thought · Ponder · Opt · Preordain · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Jeskai Ascendancy · Enter the Enigma · Frantic Search · Consider · Talisman of Progress · Storm-Kiln Artist · Archmage Emeritus · Path to Exile · Brainstorm · Balmor, Battlemage Captain · Slip Through Space · Aligned Heart · Boros Charm · Talisman of Creativity · Faithless Looting · Fellwar Stone · Expressive Iteration · Pongify · Legion Leadership // Legion Stronghold · Bria, Riptide Rogue · Izzet Signet · Narset, Enlightened Exile · Talisman of Conviction · Counterspell · Swiftfoot Boots · Narset's Reversal · Shadow Rift · Crash Through · Azorius Signet · Third Path Iconoclast · Frostcliff Siege · Boros Signet · Impact Tremors · Stormcatch Mentor · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Will of the Jeskai · Expedite · Leap · Kykar, Wind's Fury · Snap · Gitaxian Probe · Distortion Strike · Psychotic Fury · Skullclamp · Aqueous Form · Elsha of the Infinite · Cori-Steel Cutter · Leonin Lightscribe · Goblin Electromancer · Fists of Flame · Artful Dodge · Flawless Maneuver · Lier, Disciple of the Drowned · Arcane Denial · Akroma's Will · Abrade · Mana Geyser · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Glacial Fortress · Clifftop Retreat · Exotic Orchard · Mystic Monastery · Shivan Reef · Battlefield Forge · Adarkar Wastes · Reliquary Tower · Prairie Stream · Cascade Bluffs · Hallowed Fountain · Steam Vents · Sacred Foundry · Rugged Prairie · Raugrin Triome · Perilous Landscape · Training Center · Path of Ancestry · Sea of Clouds · Spectator Seating · Flooded Strand
🃏 Recommended cards for Elsha, Threefold Master
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Elsha, Threefold Master, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Monastery Mentor | 80% | +67% |
| Enter the Enigma | 61% | +57% |
| Whirlwind of Thought | 78% | +55% |
| Opt | 67% | +53% |
| Veyran, Voice of Duality | 63% | +53% |
| Ponder | 68% | +52% |
| Preordain | 65% | +51% |
| Slip Through Space | 52% | +48% |
| Consider | 59% | +48% |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 62% | +48% |
| Balmor, Battlemage Captain | 53% | +46% |
| Aligned Heart | 51% | +45% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 57% | +45% |
| Frantic Search | 60% | +44% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 57% | +43% |
| Bria, Riptide Rogue | 43% | +39% |
| Legion Leadership | 44% | +38% |
| Shadow Rift | 40% | +38% |
| Narset, Enlightened Exile | 41% | +36% |
| Expressive Iteration | 45% | +36% |
| Pongify | 44% | +36% |
| Brainstorm | 54% | +34% |
| Crash Through | 39% | +34% |
| Faithless Looting | 46% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Elsha, Threefold Master 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.
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/cardTier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Veyran, Voice of Duality
- Narset, Enlightened Exile
- Will of the Jeskai
- Boros Charm
- Gitaxian Probe
- Snap
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bria, Riptide Rogue
- Ral, Crackling Wit
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Elsha, Threefold Master
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Elsha, Threefold Master's color identity?
Elsha, Threefold Master is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Elsha, Threefold Master come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Elsha, Threefold Master deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 23 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: D (45/100).
How many lands should a Elsha, Threefold Master deck run?
Real Elsha, Threefold Master decks run 33 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 Elsha, Threefold Master?
The three highest-synergy cards are Monastery Mentor, Enter the Enigma, Whirlwind of Thought. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Elsha, Threefold Master decks.
What combos does Elsha, Threefold Master have?
Elsha, Threefold Master has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Elsha, Threefold Master deck cost?
You can start cheap: Monastery Mentor, Enter the Enigma, Whirlwind of Thought 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.