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Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Warrior // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga Elemental · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Jill enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
{3}{U}{U}, {T}: Exile Jill, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.
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(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I, II — Mesmerize — Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
III — Cold Snap — Tap all lands your opponents control. Exile Shiva, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
Reference price of the card: €0.37
Average lands in decks for Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice: 35
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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: D (47/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed40
- Interaction100
- Resilience91
- Closing3
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Counterspell · Arcane Signet · Summon: Shiva · Dour Port-Mage · Ghostly Flicker · High Tide · Propaganda · Ultimecia, Temporal Threat · Y'shtola Rhul · Conjurer's Closet · Lulu, Stern Guardian · Aetherize · Archaeomancer · Thought Vessel · Aether Channeler · Arcane Denial · Brainstorm · Displacer Kitten · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Hullbreaker Horror · Panharmonicon · Snap · Summon: Valefor · Venser, Shaper Savant · Peregrine Drake · Candlekeep Sage · Deadeye Navigator · Quistis Trepe · Ice Magic · Solemn Simulacrum · Negate · Blur · Pongify · Essence Flux · Starfield Vocalist · Ponder · Cyclonic Rift · Displace · Frantic Search · Fear of Sleep Paralysis · Rhystic Study · Barrin, Tolarian Archmage · Planar Incision · The Water Crystal · Mind Stone · Cryptic Command · Mulldrifter · Gadwick, the Wizened · Rapid Hybridization · Sky Diamond · Swiftfoot Boots · Enduring Curiosity · Lightning Greaves · Narset's Reversal · Windfall · Imprisoned in the Moon · Preordain · Swan Song · Ice Flan · Kefnet's Monument · Mystic Remora · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Otawara, Soaring City · Castle Vantress · Myriad Landscape · Rivendell · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Mistrise Village
🃏 Recommended cards for Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Summon: Shiva | 66% | +65% |
| Ultimecia, Temporal Threat | 57% | +56% |
| Y'shtola Rhul | 57% | +55% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 58% | +55% |
| Lulu, Stern Guardian | 56% | +54% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 56% | +51% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 57% | +45% |
| Aether Channeler | 50% | +45% |
| Summon: Valefor | 46% | +45% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 48% | +44% |
| Panharmonicon | 47% | +43% |
| Candlekeep Sage | 43% | +41% |
| Quistis Trepe | 42% | +41% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 46% | +40% |
| Ice Magic | 41% | +40% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 43% | +39% |
| Displacer Kitten | 48% | +38% |
| Archaeomancer | 52% | +37% |
| Peregrine Drake | 45% | +37% |
| Starfield Vocalist | 36% | +34% |
| Blur | 37% | +31% |
| Fear of Sleep Paralysis | 32% | +31% |
| Displace | 34% | +30% |
| Barrin, Tolarian Archmage | 31% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice 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.
- Summon: Shiva
- Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
- Lulu, Stern Guardian
- Ghostly Flicker
- Aether Channeler
- Summon: Valefor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Y'shtola Rhul
- Dour Port-Mage
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
- Snap
- Propaganda
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Displacer Kitten
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice's color identity?
Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice is blue: 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 Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 31 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: D (47/100).
How many lands should a Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice deck run?
Real Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice decks run 35 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 Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice?
The three highest-synergy cards are Summon: Shiva, Ultimecia, Temporal Threat, Y'shtola Rhul. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice decks.
What combos does Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice deck cost?
You can start cheap: Summon: Shiva, Ultimecia, Temporal Threat, Lulu, Stern Guardian 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.