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Jaws, Relentless Predator
Legendary Creature — Shark · 3RR
Color identity: Red
Jaws, Relentless Predator is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample, haste
Whenever Jaws deals combat damage to a player, create that many Blood tokens. (They're artifacts with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever a noncreature artifact is sacrificed or destroyed, Jaws deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Reference price of the card: €144.94
Average lands in decks for Jaws, Relentless Predator: 35
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Build your Jaws, Relentless Predator deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Jaws, Relentless Predator 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Jaws, Relentless Predator 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: B (66/100)
- Consistency41
- Speed66
- Interaction36
- Resilience76
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (15 nonbasic, 20 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Descent into Avernus · Reckless Fireweaver · Professional Face-Breaker · Crime Novelist · Weftstalker Ardent · Abrade · The Reaver Cleaver · Reckless Endeavor · Arcane Signet · Ruby Medallion · Academy Manufactor · Big Score · Ingenious Artillerist · Vandalblast · Krark-Clan Ironworks · Unexpected Windfall · Chaos Warp · Knuckles the Echidna · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Blasphemous Act · Goldspan Dragon · Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power · Untimely Malfunction · Demand Answers · Xorn · Hedron Detonator · Tarrian's Soulcleaver · Generous Plunderer · Swiftfoot Boots · Hellkite Tyrant · Seething Song · Deflecting Swat · Jeska's Will · Ancient Copper Dragon · Commander's Plate · Lightning Greaves · Bolt Bend · Curse of Opulence · Basilisk Collar · Meltdown · Mind Stone · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Sneak Attack · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Depthshaker Titan · Goblin Engineer · Pain Distributor · Seize the Spoils · Arcbound Ravager · Cathartic Reunion · Arterial Alchemy · Faithless Looting · Idol of Oblivion · Cavern-Hoard Dragon · Hexing Squelcher · Radiant Lotus · Redirect Lightning · Sticky Fingers · Diamond Pick-Axe · Monument to Endurance · Brass's Bounty · Inspiring Statuary · Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor · Rogue's Passage · Treasure Vault · Mines of Moria · Great Furnace · War Room · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep · Urza's Saga · Inventors' Fair · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Command Beacon · Secluded Starforge · Ancient Tomb · Arena of Glory · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Jaws, Relentless Predator
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jaws, Relentless Predator, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Reckless Fireweaver | 83% | +76% |
| Descent into Avernus | 87% | +76% |
| Crime Novelist | 77% | +71% |
| Reckless Endeavor | 72% | +70% |
| Weftstalker Ardent | 77% | +68% |
| Ingenious Artillerist | 70% | +67% |
| Krark-Clan Ironworks | 68% | +65% |
| Academy Manufactor | 70% | +63% |
| The Reaver Cleaver | 75% | +63% |
| Knuckles the Echidna | 64% | +57% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 78% | +54% |
| Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might | 58% | +50% |
| Hedron Detonator | 52% | +50% |
| Tarrian's Soulcleaver | 52% | +49% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 60% | +47% |
| Generous Plunderer | 50% | +46% |
| Xorn | 54% | +45% |
| Treasure Vault | 52% | +43% |
| Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | 64% | +41% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 65% | +40% |
| Big Score | 70% | +38% |
| Meltdown | 39% | +37% |
| Hellkite Tyrant | 49% | +37% |
| Depthshaker Titan | 37% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Jaws, Relentless Predator 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.
- Reckless Fireweaver
- Crime Novelist
- Weftstalker Ardent
- Ingenious Artillerist
- Tarrian's Soulcleaver
- Treasure Vault
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Reckless Endeavor
- Krark-Clan Ironworks
- Academy Manufactor
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Hedron Detonator
- Goldspan Dragon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Descent into Avernus
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Commander's Plate
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jaws, Relentless Predator
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Underworld Breach + Grinding Station → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jaws, Relentless Predator's color identity?
Jaws, Relentless Predator 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 Jaws, Relentless Predator come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jaws, Relentless Predator deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Jaws, Relentless Predator deck run?
Real Jaws, Relentless Predator decks run 35 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 Jaws, Relentless Predator?
The three highest-synergy cards are Reckless Fireweaver, Descent into Avernus, Crime Novelist. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jaws, Relentless Predator decks.
What combos does Jaws, Relentless Predator have?
Jaws, Relentless Predator has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Jaws, Relentless Predator deck cost?
You can start cheap: Reckless Fireweaver, Crime Novelist, Weftstalker Ardent 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.