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Jared Carthalion

Card: 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: €0.52

Average lands in decks for Jared Carthalion: 37

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🎲 How the average Jared Carthalion 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.

4.8average turn the commander comes down
97 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
15 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
11 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
99 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C (53/100)

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 · Farseek · Faeburrow Elder · Maelstrom Archangel · Iridian Maelstrom · Knight of New Alara · Sol Ring · Two-Headed Hellkite · Chromatic Lantern · Chromanticore · Cultivate · Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile · Maelstrom Nexus · Fellwar Stone · Fallaji Wayfarer · Unite the Coalition · Leyline of the Guildpact · Mana Cannons · Rienne, Angel of Rebirth · O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami · Path to Exile · Kodama's Reach · Growth Spiral · Primeval Spawn · Surrak Dragonclaw · Commander's Sphere · General Ferrous Rokiric · Baleful Strix · Merciless Eviction · Scion of Draco · Terminate · Abzan Charm · Bloom Tender · Brokers Ascendancy · Omnath, Locus of All · Ramos, Dragon Engine · Sultai Charm · Beast Within · Oath of Teferi · Infinite Guideline Station · Obsidian Obelisk · Aragorn, the Uniter · Naya Charm · Glint-Eye Nephilim · Nature's Lore · Tiller Engine · Explore · Swords to Plowshares · The Kami War // O-Kagachi Made Manifest · Birds of Paradise · Coalition Relic · Coiling Oracle · Nethroi, Apex of Death · Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God · Painful Truths · Timeless Lotus · Atraxa, Praetors' Voice · Fusion Elemental · Tome of the Guildpact · Commodore Guff · Doubling Season · Migration Path · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Cascading Cataracts · Frontier Bivouac · Jungle Shrine · Mystic Monastery · Opulent Palace · Sandsteppe Citadel · Seaside Citadel · Cinder Glade · Arcane Sanctum · Canopy Vista · Nomad Outpost · Prairie Stream · Crumbling Necropolis · Savage Lands · Crystal Quarry · Smoldering Marsh · Sunken Hollow · 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.

CardInclusionSynergy
Maelstrom Archangel 56% +53%
Iridian Maelstrom 54% +53%
Knight of New Alara 53% +51%
Chromanticore 50% +48%
Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile 49% +47%
Two-Headed Hellkite 52% +47%
Fallaji Wayfarer 47% +45%
Maelstrom Nexus 49% +44%
Unite the Coalition 47% +44%
Mana Cannons 45% +43%
Rienne, Angel of Rebirth 45% +43%
O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami 43% +41%
Faeburrow Elder 59% +39%
Primeval Spawn 36% +34%
Surrak Dragonclaw 36% +33%
Leyline of the Guildpact 45% +31%
General Ferrous Rokiric 34% +31%
Baleful Strix 33% +31%
Merciless Eviction 32% +30%
Crystal Quarry 34% +30%
Brokers Ascendancy 31% +29%
Omnath, Locus of All 31% +29%
Abzan Charm 31% +29%
Terminate 32% +29%

💰 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€0.53 · 56% inclusion
  • Iridian Maelstrom€0.37 · 54% inclusion
  • Knight of New Alara€0.40 · 53% inclusion
  • Chromanticore€0.41 · 50% inclusion
  • Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile€0.69 · 49% inclusion
  • Fallaji Wayfarer€1.33 · 47% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Two-Headed Hellkite€8.69 · 52% inclusion
  • Leyline of the Guildpact€2.42 · 45% inclusion
  • Scion of Draco€3.96 · 32% inclusion
  • Aragorn, the Uniter€5.57 · 26% inclusion
  • Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God€2.60 · 23% inclusion
  • Ichormoon Gauntlet€5.05 · 15% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Tiller Engine€21.97 · 25% inclusion
  • Atraxa, Praetors' Voice€15.23 · 22% inclusion
  • Doubling Season€19.37 · 21% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Jared Carthalion

👥 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 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 15 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C (53/100).

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.

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