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Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Legendary Creature — Vampire Wizard · 1UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
When Jeleva enters, each player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast Jeleva.
Whenever Jeleva attacks, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among cards exiled with Jeleva without paying its mana cost.
Reference price of the card: €1.61
Average lands in decks for Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge: 36
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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: C (49/100)
- Consistency55
- Speed46
- Interaction57
- Resilience81
- Closing23
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Island, 3 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Brainstorm · Lightning Greaves · Swiftfoot Boots · Harmonic Prodigy · Aminatou's Augury · Izzet Signet · Talisman of Creativity · Talisman of Dominance · Dimir Signet · Fevered Suspicion · Mnemonic Deluge · Rakdos Signet · Cruel Ultimatum · Spelltwine · Breach the Multiverse · Fellwar Stone · Talisman of Indulgence · Blasphemous Act · Nightscape Familiar · Army of the Damned · Dream Harvest · Blatant Thievery · Chaos Warp · Counterspell · In Garruk's Wake · Ponder · Kess, Dissident Mage · Etali, Primal Storm · Frantic Search · Dark Ritual · Decree of Pain · Hit the Mother Lode · Cormela, Glamour Thief · Call Forth the Tempest · Mizzix's Mastery · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Goblin Electromancer · Improvisation Capstone · Terminate · Rakdos Charm · Rise of the Dark Realms · Strionic Resonator · Mystical Tutor · Oblivion Sower · Double Vision · Volcanic Vision · Archmage Emeritus · Blood for the Blood God! · Preordain · Storm-Kiln Artist · Worst Fears · Memory Plunder · Thief of Sanity · Brainsurge · Bribery · Propaganda · Prosper, Tome-Bound · Tasha, the Witch Queen · Time Stretch · Arcane Denial · Crosis's Charm · Command Tower · Crumbling Necropolis · Exotic Orchard · Steam Vents · Watery Grave · Blood Crypt · Sulfur Falls · Dragonskull Summit · Drowned Catacomb · Riptide Laboratory · Xander's Lounge · Sunken Hollow · Polluted Delta · Bloodstained Mire · Training Center · Shivan Reef · Morphic Pool · Scalding Tarn · Luxury Suite · Smoldering Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Reliquary Tower · Evolving Wilds · Stormcarved Coast · Temple of Epiphany · Underground River
🃏 Recommended cards for Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Aminatou's Augury | 52% | +51% |
| Mnemonic Deluge | 50% | +49% |
| Fevered Suspicion | 50% | +48% |
| Spelltwine | 46% | +45% |
| Brainstorm | 61% | +44% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 53% | +42% |
| Breach the Multiverse | 45% | +41% |
| Cruel Ultimatum | 46% | +41% |
| Riptide Laboratory | 43% | +39% |
| Army of the Damned | 39% | +38% |
| In Garruk's Wake | 38% | +37% |
| Blatant Thievery | 38% | +37% |
| Dream Harvest | 39% | +37% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 58% | +31% |
| Hit the Mother Lode | 32% | +31% |
| Ponder | 38% | +30% |
| Lightning Greaves | 59% | +30% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 30% | +29% |
| Call Forth the Tempest | 30% | +28% |
| Decree of Pain | 32% | +27% |
| Cormela, Glamour Thief | 31% | +27% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 34% | +27% |
| Kess, Dissident Mage | 35% | +27% |
| Mizzix's Mastery | 30% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge 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.
- Aminatou's Augury
- Spelltwine
- Brainstorm
- Cruel Ultimatum
- Riptide Laboratory
- Army of the Damned
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Fevered Suspicion
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Breach the Multiverse
- Lightning Greaves
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Kess, Dissident Mage
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mnemonic Deluge
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Improvisation Capstone
- Expropriate
- Scroll Rack
- Arena of Glory
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
- 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 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge's color identity?
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge is Grixis (black, red and blue): 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 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 24 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge deck run?
Real Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge decks run 36 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 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge?
The three highest-synergy cards are Aminatou's Augury, Mnemonic Deluge, Fevered Suspicion. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge decks.
What combos does Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge have?
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge 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 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge deck cost?
You can start cheap: Aminatou's Augury, Spelltwine, Brainstorm 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.