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Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · 2UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a historic spell, draw a card. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Reference price of the card: €0.75
Comes in the precon Counter Intelligence
Average lands in decks for Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain: 31
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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 (72/100)
- Consistency80
- Speed63
- Interaction51
- Resilience97
- Closing73
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 31 lands (21 nonbasic, 8 Island, 2 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Etherium Sculptor · Foundry Inspector · Enthusiastic Mechanaut · Talisman of Creativity · Mystic Forge · Izzet Signet · Everflowing Chalice · Thought Vessel · Tormod's Crypt · Ornithopter · Mishra's Bauble · Mind Stone · Fellwar Stone · Jhoira's Familiar · Paradoxical Outcome · Aetherflux Reservoir · Sensei's Divining Top · Cloud Key · Helm of Awakening · Spellbook · Artificer's Assistant · Retract · Aether Spellbomb · Lotus Petal · Sai, Master Thopterist · Welding Jar · Hurkyl's Recall · Counterspell · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Mox Amber · Reckless Fireweaver · Fabricate · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Mox Opal · Riddlesmith · Memnite · Lightning Greaves · Phyrexian Metamorph · Semblance Anvil · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty · The Reality Chip · Dramatic Reversal · Springleaf Drum · Urza's Bauble · Glaring Fleshraker · Mana Vault · Pyrite Spellbomb · Thought Monitor · Swan Song · Chrome Mox · Conjurer's Bauble · Fierce Guardianship · Ornithopter of Paradise · Rebuild · Shimmer Myr · Phyrexian Walker · Psychosis Crawler · Spellskite · Swiftfoot Boots · Uthros Research Craft · Chromatic Star · Cyclonic Rift · Grapeshot · Saheeli, Sublime Artificer · Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass · Command Tower · Shivan Reef · Steam Vents · Seat of the Synod · Great Furnace · Sulfur Falls · Reliquary Tower · Training Center · Darksteel Citadel · Buried Ruin · Scalding Tarn · Inventors' Fair · Spire of Industry · Urza's Saga · Academy Ruins · Cascade Bluffs · Fiery Islet · Silverbluff Bridge · Stormcarved Coast · Ancient Tomb · Volcanic Island
🃏 Recommended cards for Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Etherium Sculptor | 85% | +78% |
| Foundry Inspector | 77% | +71% |
| Enthusiastic Mechanaut | 72% | +65% |
| Mystic Forge | 65% | +61% |
| Ornithopter | 59% | +57% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 60% | +57% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 63% | +57% |
| Mishra's Bauble | 58% | +53% |
| Paradoxical Outcome | 54% | +53% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 54% | +52% |
| Cloud Key | 52% | +49% |
| Aetherflux Reservoir | 53% | +48% |
| Helm of Awakening | 50% | +48% |
| Artificer's Assistant | 47% | +46% |
| Spellbook | 49% | +46% |
| Sensei's Divining Top | 53% | +46% |
| Retract | 47% | +46% |
| Aether Spellbomb | 46% | +44% |
| Seat of the Synod | 54% | +43% |
| Welding Jar | 43% | +42% |
| Hurkyl's Recall | 42% | +41% |
| Great Furnace | 51% | +40% |
| Sai, Master Thopterist | 43% | +39% |
| Riddlesmith | 38% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain 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.
- Etherium Sculptor
- Foundry Inspector
- Enthusiastic Mechanaut
- Ornithopter
- Tormod's Crypt
- Everflowing Chalice
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mystic Forge
- Cloud Key
- Great Furnace
- Semblance Anvil
- Fabricate
- Urza's Bauble
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Aetherflux Reservoir
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Lotus Petal
- Mox Amber
- Mox Opal
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain's color identity?
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain is Izzet (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 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 31 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 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 10 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain deck run?
Real Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain decks run 31 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 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain?
The three highest-synergy cards are Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Enthusiastic Mechanaut. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain decks.
What combos does Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain have?
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain 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 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain deck cost?
You can start cheap: Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector, Enthusiastic Mechanaut 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.