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Jared Carthalion
Legendary Planeswalker — Jared · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Jared Carthalion is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
+1: Create a 3/3 Kavu creature token with trample that's all colors.
−3: Choose up to two target creatures. For each of them, put a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of colors it is.
−6: Return target multicolored card from your graveyard to your hand. If that card was all colors, draw a card and create two Treasure tokens.
Jared Carthalion can be your commander.
Reference price of the card: €0.48
Average lands in decks for Jared Carthalion: 37
PlaneswalkersMulticolor Matters+1/+1 CountersTokensJegantha CompanionLegendsGood StuffHistoric
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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 (55/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed58
- Interaction34
- Resilience63
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 2 Island, 2 Swamp, 1 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Arcane Signet · Faeburrow Elder · Farseek · Maelstrom Archangel · Iridian Maelstrom · Sol Ring · Chromatic Lantern · Knight of New Alara · Two-Headed Hellkite · Chromanticore · Cultivate · Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile · Maelstrom Nexus · Fellwar Stone · Fallaji Wayfarer · Leyline of the Guildpact · Unite the Coalition · Mana Cannons · Rienne, Angel of Rebirth · O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami · Kodama's Reach · Path to Exile · Growth Spiral · Primeval Spawn · Surrak Dragonclaw · Commander's Sphere · General Ferrous Rokiric · Baleful Strix · Merciless Eviction · Scion of Draco · Terminate · Abzan Charm · Bloom Tender · Omnath, Locus of All · Ramos, Dragon Engine · Brokers Ascendancy · Oath of Teferi · Sultai Charm · Beast Within · Infinite Guideline Station · Obsidian Obelisk · Aragorn, the Uniter · Naya Charm · Nature's Lore · Explore · Glint-Eye Nephilim · Swords to Plowshares · The Kami War // O-Kagachi Made Manifest · Tiller Engine · Timeless Lotus · Birds of Paradise · Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God · Atraxa, Praetors' Voice · Coalition Relic · Coiling Oracle · Fusion Elemental · Nethroi, Apex of Death · Painful Truths · Tome of the Guildpact · Commodore Guff · Doubling Season · Solemn Simulacrum · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Cascading Cataracts · Frontier Bivouac · Jungle Shrine · Opulent Palace · Sandsteppe Citadel · Seaside Citadel · Mystic Monastery · Arcane Sanctum · Canopy Vista · Cinder Glade · Crumbling Necropolis · Nomad Outpost · Prairie Stream · Savage Lands · Smoldering Marsh · Sunken Hollow · Crystal Quarry · Evolving Wilds · The World Tree · Ketria Triome · Terramorphic Expanse · Indatha Triome · Jetmir's Garden · Spara's Headquarters · Zagoth Triome
🃏 Recommended cards for Jared Carthalion
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jared Carthalion, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Maelstrom Archangel | 56% | +53% |
| Iridian Maelstrom | 54% | +52% |
| Knight of New Alara | 52% | +50% |
| Chromanticore | 49% | +48% |
| Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile | 49% | +47% |
| Two-Headed Hellkite | 51% | +46% |
| Fallaji Wayfarer | 46% | +45% |
| Maelstrom Nexus | 49% | +44% |
| Unite the Coalition | 46% | +44% |
| Mana Cannons | 44% | +43% |
| Rienne, Angel of Rebirth | 44% | +42% |
| O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami | 43% | +40% |
| Faeburrow Elder | 59% | +39% |
| Primeval Spawn | 35% | +34% |
| Surrak Dragonclaw | 35% | +32% |
| Leyline of the Guildpact | 46% | +32% |
| General Ferrous Rokiric | 34% | +31% |
| Baleful Strix | 33% | +30% |
| Merciless Eviction | 32% | +30% |
| Crystal Quarry | 33% | +30% |
| Omnath, Locus of All | 31% | +29% |
| Brokers Ascendancy | 30% | +29% |
| Abzan Charm | 31% | +28% |
| Terminate | 32% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Jared Carthalion 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.
- Maelstrom Archangel
- Iridian Maelstrom
- Knight of New Alara
- Chromanticore
- Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile
- Fallaji Wayfarer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Two-Headed Hellkite
- Leyline of the Guildpact
- Baleful Strix
- Scion of Draco
- Oath of Teferi
- Aragorn, the Uniter
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Tiller Engine
- Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
- Commodore Guff
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
- Doubling Season
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jared Carthalion
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider → Target opponent loses the game
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite planeswalker activations
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Teferi, Master of Time + Ichormoon Gauntlet + The Chain Veil → Infinite turns, Lock
- Teferi, Master of Time + Ichormoon Gauntlet + Oath of Teferi → Infinite turns, Lock
👥 Community decks with Jared Carthalion
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jared Carthalion's color identity?
Jared Carthalion is black, green, 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 Jared Carthalion come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jared Carthalion deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Jared Carthalion deck run?
Real Jared Carthalion decks run 37 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 Jared Carthalion?
The three highest-synergy cards are Maelstrom Archangel, Iridian Maelstrom, Knight of New Alara. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jared Carthalion decks.
What combos does Jared Carthalion have?
Jared Carthalion has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider. 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 Jared Carthalion deck cost?
You can start cheap: Maelstrom Archangel, Iridian Maelstrom, Knight of New Alara 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.