EDH Optimizer
Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair
Legendary Creature — Human Pirate · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Jhoira enters or attacks, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a historic permanent card. You put that card onto the battlefield under your control and lose life equal to that permanent's mana value. That player puts the rest of the revealed cards on the bottom of their library in a random order. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Reference price of the card: €0.23
Average lands in decks for Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair: 37
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Build your Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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 (56/100)
- Consistency26
- Speed47
- Interaction46
- Resilience85
- Closing74
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (12 nonbasic, 25 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Arcane Signet · Feed the Swarm · Reanimate · Crypt Ghast · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Conjurer's Closet · The Darkness Crystal · Not Dead After All · Swiftfoot Boots · Undying Malice · Feign Death · Whip of Erebos · Brainstealer Dragon · Lightning Greaves · Gonti, Night Minister · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Saw in Half · Animate Dead · Kaya's Ghostform · Solemn Simulacrum · Black Market Connections · Blade of Selves · Mind Stone · Toxic Deluge · Dauthi Voidwalker · Phyrexian Arena · Withering Torment · Supernatural Stamina · Charcoal Diamond · Exsanguinate · Fake Your Own Death · Noxious Gearhulk · Twilight Prophet · Helm of the Host · My Precious // Allure of Power · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Avacyn, Angel of Horror · Deadly Dispute · Infernal Grasp · Night's Whisper · Fellwar Stone · Inside Information · Tinybones, the Pickpocket · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Thought Vessel · Wayfarer's Bauble · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Defile · Damnation · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Rev, Tithe Extractor · Sign in Blood · Bolas's Citadel · Consuming Corruption · Accursed Marauder · Black Widow, Super Spy · Bontu's Monument · Deadly Rollick · Panharmonicon · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Cabal Stronghold · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Conjurer's Closet | 62% | +59% |
| Brainstealer Dragon | 57% | +54% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 56% | +53% |
| Undying Malice | 60% | +50% |
| Feign Death | 58% | +50% |
| Not Dead After All | 60% | +49% |
| Blade of Selves | 49% | +48% |
| Whip of Erebos | 58% | +47% |
| Saw in Half | 53% | +44% |
| Kaya's Ghostform | 52% | +42% |
| The Darkness Crystal | 62% | +42% |
| Helm of the Host | 41% | +39% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 46% | +38% |
| Twilight Prophet | 42% | +36% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 42% | +35% |
| My Precious | 38% | +35% |
| Animate Dead | 52% | +34% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 42% | +34% |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury | 37% | +34% |
| Inside Information | 35% | +33% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 47% | +31% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 52% | +31% |
| Avacyn, Angel of Horror | 36% | +31% |
| Black Cat, Cunning Thief | 32% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair 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.
- Gonti, Night Minister
- Undying Malice
- Feign Death
- Not Dead After All
- Kaya's Ghostform
- Supernatural Stamina
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Brainstealer Dragon
- Blade of Selves
- Whip of Erebos
- Saw in Half
- The Darkness Crystal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Rev, Tithe Extractor
- Black Market Connections
- Crypt Ghast
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Phyrexian Tower
- The Soul Stone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair's color identity?
Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair is black: 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 Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 33 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair deck run?
Real Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair decks run 37 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 Corsair?
The three highest-synergy cards are Conjurer's Closet, Brainstealer Dragon, Gonti, Night Minister. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair decks.
What combos does Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair have?
Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror. 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 Corsair deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gonti, Night Minister, Undying Malice, Feign Death 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.