EDH Optimizer
Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero
Legendary Creature — Alien Human Hero · 1RR
Color identity: Red
Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, haste
When Jack of Hearts dies, he deals damage equal to his power to each creature.
Power-up — {4}{R}{R}: Discard your hand, then draw three cards. Put two +1/+1 counters on Jack of Hearts. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by his mana cost if he entered this turn.)
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Average lands in decks for Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero: 34
Build your Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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 (55/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed48
- Interaction56
- Resilience75
- Closing41
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 10 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Bulk Up · City on Fire · Deflecting Swat · Screaming Nemesis · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Wheel of Fortune · Dragon's Desire · Avatar Roku, Firebender · Blasphemous Act · Brash Taunter · Caged Sun · Chainsaw · Chandra's Ignition · Collective Inferno · Descent into Avernus · Faithless Looting · Fling · Fork · Gauntlet of Might · Gauntlet of Power · Goblin Bombardment · Imperial Recruiter · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Mana Geyser · Mogg Maniac · Molten Duplication · Phyrexian Altar · Raphael, Ninja Destroyer · Reforge the Soul · Repercussion · Ruby Medallion · Seething Song · Skullclamp · Star of Extinction · Stuffy Doll · Tibalt's Trickery · Unleash Fury · Untimely Malfunction · Agatha's Soul Cauldron · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Ali from Cairo · Altar of Dementia · Antagonize · Arcbond · Artist's Talent · Ashnod's Altar · Avalanche of Sector 7 · Basilisk Collar · Battle Hymn · Bedlam · Blackblade Reforged · Call Forth the Tempest · Call the Mountain Chocobo · Cathartic Reunion · Chain Reaction · Chandra, Awakened Inferno · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Chaos Warp · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Chronicle of Victory · Citanul Flute · Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno · Coalhauler Swine · High Market · Urza's Saga · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · War Room · Abstergo Entertainment · Arena of Glory · Castle Embereth · Cavern of Souls · Command Beacon · Crystal Vein · Dormant Volcano · Fire Nation Palace · Fogwell's Gym · Forgotten Cave · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Hanweir Battlements · Hidden Hideout · Lazotep Quarry · Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege · Maze of Ith · Mikokoro, Center of the Sea · Mines of Moria · Miren, the Moaning Well · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| High Market | 75% | +74% |
| Screaming Nemesis | 75% | +72% |
| Bulk Up | 75% | +67% |
| Wheel of Fortune | 75% | +66% |
| Dragon's Desire | 67% | +65% |
| Urza's Saga | 75% | +63% |
| City on Fire | 75% | +61% |
| Valakut Awakening | 75% | +56% |
| Raphael, Ninja Destroyer | 50% | +49% |
| Mogg Maniac | 50% | +49% |
| Gauntlet of Might | 50% | +48% |
| Fork | 50% | +48% |
| Star of Extinction | 50% | +48% |
| Phyrexian Altar | 50% | +47% |
| Chainsaw | 50% | +47% |
| Avatar Roku, Firebender | 50% | +47% |
| Stuffy Doll | 50% | +47% |
| Deflecting Swat | 75% | +47% |
| Fling | 50% | +46% |
| Collective Inferno | 50% | +46% |
| Kazuul's Fury | 50% | +46% |
| Molten Duplication | 50% | +45% |
| Gauntlet of Power | 50% | +45% |
| Repercussion | 50% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero 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.
- High Market
- Bulk Up
- Wheel of Fortune
- Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
- Mogg Maniac
- Star of Extinction
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Screaming Nemesis
- Dragon's Desire
- City on Fire
- Fork
- Molten Duplication
- Repercussion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Urza's Saga
- Gauntlet of Might
- Phyrexian Altar
- Avatar Roku, Firebender
- Deflecting Swat
- Descent into Avernus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Fall of Cair Andros + Blasphemous Act → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite damage to creatures
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Stuffy Doll → Near-infinite damage to target player
- Heartless Hidetsugu + Twinflame Tyrant → Near-infinite damage, Each opponent with an even life total loses the game
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Pain for All → Near-infinite damage
- Heartless Hidetsugu + Fiendish Duo → Near-infinite damage to all players
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero's color identity?
Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero is red: 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 Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 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 13 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero deck run?
Real Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero 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 Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero?
The three highest-synergy cards are High Market, Screaming Nemesis, Bulk Up. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero decks.
What combos does Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero have?
Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Blasphemous Act + Repercussion. 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 Jack of Hearts, Volatile Hero deck cost?
You can start cheap: High Market, Bulk Up, Wheel of Fortune 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.