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Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Legendary Planeswalker — Jeska · 2R
Color identity: Red
Jeska, Thrice Reborn is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Jeska enters with a loyalty counter on her for each time you've cast a commander from the command zone this game.
0: Choose target creature. Until your next turn, if that creature would deal combat damage to one of your opponents, it deals triple that damage to that player instead.
−X: Jeska deals X damage to each of up to three targets.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn can be your commander.
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Reference price of the card: €5.80
Average lands in decks for Jeska, Thrice Reborn: 36
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Build your Jeska, Thrice Reborn deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Jeska, Thrice Reborn 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Jeska, Thrice Reborn deck starts over 4,000 games
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: C (53/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed48
- Interaction73
- Resilience85
- Closing29
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (5 nonbasic, 31 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Ruby Medallion · Arcane Signet · Big Score · Faithless Looting · Fiery Emancipation · Jeska's Will · Mana Geyser · Vandalblast · Abrade · Lightning Bolt · Seething Song · Chain Reaction · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Deflecting Swat · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Gamble · Koth, Fire of Resistance · Mind Stone · Demand Answers · Neheb, the Eternal · City on Fire · Koth of the Hammer · Lightning Greaves · Pyroblast · Red Elemental Blast · Runaway Steam-Kin · Thrill of Possibility · Tibalt's Trickery · Unexpected Windfall · Chandra, Awakened Inferno · Cursed Mirror · Leyline Tyrant · Solemn Simulacrum · The Fire Crystal · Throne of Eldraine · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Ajani Unrelenting · Anger · Brash Taunter · Fire Diamond · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Reverberate · Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass · Thought Vessel · Bolt Bend · Burnished Hart · Caged Sun · Comet Storm · Disrupt Decorum · Endless Atlas · Everflowing Chalice · Gauntlet of Power · Pyretic Ritual · Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure · Swiftfoot Boots · The One Ring · Twinflame Tyrant · Underworld Breach · Untimely Malfunction · Wheel of Fortune · Myriad Landscape · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · War Room · Ancient Tomb
🃏 Recommended cards for Jeska, Thrice Reborn
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jeska, Thrice Reborn, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fiery Emancipation | 45% | +29% |
| Myriad Landscape | 50% | +27% |
| Koth of the Hammer | 29% | +26% |
| Koth, Fire of Resistance | 34% | +26% |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance | 37% | +26% |
| Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle | 50% | +25% |
| Chain Reaction | 37% | +24% |
| Ajani Unrelenting | 25% | +24% |
| Chandra, Awakened Inferno | 26% | +24% |
| Big Score | 53% | +20% |
| Snow-Covered Mountain | 26% | +20% |
| Way of the Warlord | 20% | +20% |
| Leyline Tyrant | 26% | +19% |
| Identity Echo | 20% | +19% |
| Valakut Awakening | 37% | +18% |
| Blasphemous Act | 71% | +17% |
| Comet Storm | 21% | +17% |
| Jiang Yanggu, Alone | 17% | +16% |
| Gauntlet of Power | 21% | +16% |
| Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh | 18% | +16% |
| Ajani's Anguish | 20% | +16% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 21% | +16% |
| Emrakul, the Exigent Doom | 17% | +16% |
| Burnished Hart | 21% | +15% |
💰 The best cards for your Jeska, Thrice Reborn 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.
- Myriad Landscape
- Koth of the Hammer
- Koth, Fire of Resistance
- Chandra, Torch of Defiance
- Chain Reaction
- Big Score
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Fiery Emancipation
- Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
- Chandra, Awakened Inferno
- Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
- City on Fire
- Neheb, the Eternal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ajani Unrelenting
- Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
- Throne of Eldraine
- Braid of Fire
- Gamble
- Pyroblast
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jeska, Thrice Reborn
- 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
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jeska, Thrice Reborn's color identity?
Jeska, Thrice Reborn 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 Jeska, Thrice Reborn come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jeska, Thrice Reborn deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 48 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Jeska, Thrice Reborn deck run?
Real Jeska, Thrice Reborn 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 Jeska, Thrice Reborn?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fiery Emancipation, Myriad Landscape, Koth of the Hammer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jeska, Thrice Reborn decks.
What combos does Jeska, Thrice Reborn have?
Jeska, Thrice Reborn 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 Jeska, Thrice Reborn deck cost?
You can start cheap: Myriad Landscape, Koth of the Hammer, Koth, Fire of Resistance 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.