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Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga Nightmare · 3B
Color identity: Black
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
Whenever Jecht deals combat damage to a player, you may exile it, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control.
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(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Jecht Beam — Each opponent discards a card and you draw a card.
III — Ultimate Jecht Shot — Each opponent sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
Menace
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon: 35
DiscardReanimatorVoltronControlAggroEquipmentLegends+1/+1 Counters
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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: B (70/100)
- Consistency62
- Speed59
- Interaction49
- Resilience77
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Waste Not · Swiftfoot Boots · Power Conduit · Feed the Swarm · Hex Parasite · Reanimate · Summon: Primal Odin · Thrull Parasite · Geth's Grimoire · Fain, the Broker · The Darkness Crystal · Feign Death · Heartless Act · Phyrexian Arena · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Crypt Ghast · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Sangromancer · Syphon Mind · Lightning Greaves · Not Dead After All · Defile · The Eldest Reborn · Toxic Deluge · Summon: Anima · Undying Malice · Withering Torment · Kaya's Ghostform · Night's Whisper · Overkill · Imp's Mischief · Thought Vessel · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Supernatural Stamina · Vampire Hexmage · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Liliana's Caress · Mutated Cultist · Rise of the Dark Realms · Charcoal Diamond · Hecteyes · Mind Stone · Seymour Flux · Blitzball · Sign in Blood · Accursed Marauder · Deadly Rollick · Fake Your Own Death · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Dark Confidant · Dauthi Voidwalker · Entropic Battlecruiser · Ferropede · Plaguecrafter · Summon: Bahamut · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Malboro · Megrim · Black Market Connections · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Nesting Grounds · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Reliquary Tower · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
🃏 Recommended cards for Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Power Conduit | 60% | +60% |
| Hex Parasite | 59% | +58% |
| Waste Not | 65% | +55% |
| Thrull Parasite | 56% | +54% |
| Fain, the Broker | 54% | +53% |
| Summon: Primal Odin | 56% | +53% |
| Heartless Act | 51% | +49% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 55% | +48% |
| Tinybones, Bauble Burglar | 50% | +46% |
| Feign Death | 53% | +45% |
| Summon: Anima | 43% | +42% |
| The Eldest Reborn | 44% | +41% |
| Vampire Hexmage | 39% | +39% |
| Sangromancer | 49% | +38% |
| Mutated Cultist | 37% | +37% |
| Nesting Grounds | 37% | +37% |
| Rogue's Passage | 56% | +36% |
| Not Dead After All | 47% | +36% |
| Syphon Mind | 48% | +36% |
| Overkill | 41% | +35% |
| Seymour Flux | 35% | +35% |
| The Darkness Crystal | 54% | +34% |
| Blitzball | 34% | +34% |
| Hecteyes | 36% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon 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.
- Thrull Parasite
- Fain, the Broker
- Summon: Primal Odin
- Heartless Act
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Feign Death
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Power Conduit
- Hex Parasite
- Waste Not
- Geth's Grimoire
- The Darkness Crystal
- Liliana's Caress
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Summon: Bahamut
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Commander's Plate
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon's color identity?
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon is black: 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 Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 26 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon deck run?
Real Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon 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 Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon?
The three highest-synergy cards are Power Conduit, Hex Parasite, Waste Not. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon decks.
What combos does Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon deck cost?
You can start cheap: Thrull Parasite, Fain, the Broker, Summon: Primal Odin 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.