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Jeska, Warrior Adept
Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian Warrior · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Jeska, Warrior Adept is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike, haste
{T}: Jeska deals 1 damage to any target.
Reference price of the card: €1.34
Average lands in decks for Jeska, Warrior Adept: 36
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Build your Jeska, Warrior Adept deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Jeska, Warrior Adept 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Jeska, Warrior Adept 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 (52/100)
- Consistency43
- Speed53
- Interaction42
- Resilience68
- Closing56
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (8 nonbasic, 28 Mountain)
Basilisk Collar · Sol Ring · Ruby Medallion · Chaos Warp · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Arcane Signet · Kamahl, Pit Fighter · Lightning Bolt · Demand Answers · Gorgon Flail · Thermo-Alchemist · Blasphemous Act · Fiery Emancipation · Gorgon's Head · Vandalblast · Cunning Sparkmage · Thrill of Possibility · Abrade · Faithless Looting · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Mind Stone · Dictate of the Twin Gods · Fire Diamond · Vulshok Sorcerer · Brash Taunter · Cinder Pyromancer · Jeska's Will · Magewright's Stone · Heartless Hidetsugu · Quietus Spike · Iron Myr · City on Fire · Embermaw Hellion · Gratuitous Violence · Wayfarer's Bauble · Roiling Vortex · The Fire Crystal · Thousand-Year Elixir · Mana Geyser · Frostwielder · Furnace of Rath · Spear Spewer · Mechanized Warfare · Swiftfoot Boots · Big Score · Angrath's Marauders · Inferno Titan · Sulfuric Vortex · Fiery Confluence · Goblin Sharpshooter · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Viashino Heretic · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Neheb, the Eternal · Harsh Mentor · Hunter's Blowgun · Kessig Flamebreather · Prodigal Pyromancer · Seething Song · Solemn Simulacrum · Fiendish Duo · Illusionist's Bracers · Patriar's Seal · War Room · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Shivan Gorge · Forgotten Cave · Myriad Landscape · Arena of Glory · Spinerock Knoll · Temple of the False God
🃏 Recommended cards for Jeska, Warrior Adept
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jeska, Warrior Adept, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Basilisk Collar | 79% | +67% |
| Kamahl, Pit Fighter | 60% | +60% |
| Gorgon Flail | 54% | +54% |
| Gorgon's Head | 53% | +53% |
| Cunning Sparkmage | 52% | +52% |
| Thermo-Alchemist | 54% | +48% |
| Vulshok Sorcerer | 48% | +47% |
| Cinder Pyromancer | 46% | +45% |
| Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | 66% | +44% |
| Quietus Spike | 43% | +43% |
| Magewright's Stone | 45% | +42% |
| Dictate of the Twin Gods | 48% | +40% |
| Heartless Hidetsugu | 43% | +39% |
| Embermaw Hellion | 39% | +38% |
| Fiery Emancipation | 53% | +37% |
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 51% | +37% |
| Frostwielder | 35% | +35% |
| Brash Taunter | 47% | +33% |
| Shivan Gorge | 36% | +33% |
| Spear Spewer | 35% | +32% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 37% | +32% |
| Demand Answers | 54% | +31% |
| Roiling Vortex | 37% | +31% |
| Gratuitous Violence | 39% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Jeska, Warrior Adept 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.
- Kamahl, Pit Fighter
- Gorgon Flail
- Gorgon's Head
- Cunning Sparkmage
- Thermo-Alchemist
- Vulshok Sorcerer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Basilisk Collar
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- Magewright's Stone
- Fiery Emancipation
- Furnace of Rath
- City on Fire
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Goblin Sharpshooter
- Shadowspear
- Ruby Medallion
- Jeska's Will
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jeska, Warrior Adept
- 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
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jeska, Warrior Adept's color identity?
Jeska, Warrior Adept 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, Warrior Adept come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jeska, Warrior Adept deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 32 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Jeska, Warrior Adept deck run?
Real Jeska, Warrior Adept 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, Warrior Adept?
The three highest-synergy cards are Basilisk Collar, Kamahl, Pit Fighter, Gorgon Flail. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jeska, Warrior Adept decks.
What combos does Jeska, Warrior Adept have?
Jeska, Warrior Adept 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, Warrior Adept deck cost?
You can start cheap: Kamahl, Pit Fighter, Gorgon Flail, Gorgon's Head 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.