EDH Optimizer
Jegantha, the Wellspring
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk · 4RG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Jegantha, the Wellspring is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Companion — No card in your starting deck has more than one of the same mana symbol in its mana cost. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.)
{T}: Add {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. This mana can't be spent to pay generic mana costs.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Comes in the precon Dance of the Elements
Average lands in decks for Jegantha, the Wellspring: 35
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Build your Jegantha, the Wellspring deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Jegantha, the Wellspring 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Jegantha, the Wellspring 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 (68/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed60
- Interaction42
- Resilience73
- Closing90
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 3 Island, 3 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Chromatic Lantern · Farseek · Cultivate · Kodama's Reach · Faeburrow Elder · Rampant Growth · Swords to Plowshares · Birds of Paradise · Fellwar Stone · Nature's Lore · Auspicious Starrix · Bloom Tender · Leyline of the Guildpact · Maelstrom Nexus · Chromanticore · Gemrazer · Illuna, Apex of Wishes · Maelstrom Archangel · Nethroi, Apex of Death · Path to Exile · Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt · Three Visits · Boneyard Lurker · Brokkos, Apex of Forever · Commander's Sphere · Two-Headed Hellkite · Vadrok, Apex of Thunder · Dreamtail Heron · Migratory Greathorn · Ruinous Ultimatum · Timeless Lotus · Beast Within · Dirge Bat · Fist of Suns · Otrimi, the Ever-Playful · Parcelbeast · Pollywog Symbiote · Sea-Dasher Octopus · Unite the Coalition · Chittering Harvester · Conflux · Eerie Ultimatum · Glowstone Recluse · Growth Spiral · Insatiable Hemophage · Leyline of Mutation · Omnath, Locus of All · Pouncing Shoreshark · Primeval Spawn · Progenitus · Swiftfoot Boots · Trumpeting Gnarr · Chromatic Orrery · Counterspell · Cubwarden · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Genesis Ultimatum · Heroic Intervention · Huntmaster Liger · Jodah, Archmage Eternal · Lore Drakkis · Cavern Whisperer · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Ketria Triome · Evolving Wilds · The World Tree · Indatha Triome · Zagoth Triome · Breeding Pool · Stomping Ground · Overgrown Tomb · Raugrin Triome · Temple Garden · Misty Rainforest · Spara's Headquarters · Windswept Heath · Jetmir's Garden · Savai Triome · Verdant Catacombs · Wooded Foothills
🃏 Recommended cards for Jegantha, the Wellspring
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jegantha, the Wellspring, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Auspicious Starrix | 21% | +21% |
| Illuna, Apex of Wishes | 18% | +17% |
| Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt | 18% | +17% |
| Gemrazer | 18% | +17% |
| Nethroi, Apex of Death | 18% | +17% |
| Brokkos, Apex of Forever | 17% | +17% |
| Boneyard Lurker | 17% | +16% |
| Chromanticore | 18% | +16% |
| Vadrok, Apex of Thunder | 17% | +16% |
| Migratory Greathorn | 16% | +16% |
| Dreamtail Heron | 16% | +16% |
| Maelstrom Archangel | 18% | +15% |
| Dirge Bat | 15% | +15% |
| Parcelbeast | 15% | +15% |
| Pollywog Symbiote | 15% | +15% |
| Sea-Dasher Octopus | 15% | +14% |
| Otrimi, the Ever-Playful | 15% | +14% |
| Trumpeting Gnarr | 14% | +14% |
| Maelstrom Nexus | 19% | +14% |
| Pouncing Shoreshark | 14% | +13% |
| Chittering Harvester | 14% | +13% |
| Insatiable Hemophage | 14% | +13% |
| Glowstone Recluse | 14% | +13% |
| Cubwarden | 13% | +13% |
💰 The best cards for your Jegantha, the Wellspring 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.
- Auspicious Starrix
- Illuna, Apex of Wishes
- Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt
- Gemrazer
- Nethroi, Apex of Death
- Brokkos, Apex of Forever
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Two-Headed Hellkite
- Sawtusk Demolisher
- Fist of Suns
- Beza, the Bounding Spring
- Beast Whisperer
- Leyline of the Guildpact
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Zagoth Triome
- Ketria Triome
- Raugrin Triome
- Savai Triome
- Indatha Triome
- Thousand-Year Elixir
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jegantha, the Wellspring
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jegantha, the Wellspring's color identity?
Jegantha, the Wellspring 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 Jegantha, the Wellspring come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jegantha, the Wellspring deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Jegantha, the Wellspring deck run?
Real Jegantha, the Wellspring 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 Jegantha, the Wellspring?
The three highest-synergy cards are Auspicious Starrix, Illuna, Apex of Wishes, Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jegantha, the Wellspring decks.
What combos does Jegantha, the Wellspring have?
Jegantha, the Wellspring has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Jegantha, the Wellspring deck cost?
You can start cheap: Auspicious Starrix, Illuna, Apex of Wishes, Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt 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.