EDH Optimizer
Jolene, the Plunder Queen
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Jolene, the Plunder Queen is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever a player attacks one or more of your opponents, that attacking player creates a Treasure token.
If you would create one or more Treasure tokens, instead create those tokens plus an additional Treasure token.
Sacrifice five Treasures: Put five +1/+1 counters on Jolene.
Reference price of the card: €5.28
Comes in the precon Riveteers Rampage
Average lands in decks for Jolene, the Plunder Queen: 34
TreasureTokensArtifactsAggro+1/+1 CountersBurnGroup HugRamp
Build your Jolene, the Plunder Queen deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Jolene, the Plunder Queen 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Jolene, the Plunder Queen 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)
- Consistency46
- Speed60
- Interaction34
- Resilience74
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (23 nonbasic, 7 Mountain, 4 Forest)
Professional Face-Breaker · Xorn · Sol Ring · Goldspan Dragon · Bootleggers' Stash · Reckless Fireweaver · Big Score · Academy Manufactor · Rain of Riches · Arcane Signet · Tireless Provisioner · Captain Lannery Storm · Crime Novelist · Magda, Brazen Outlaw · Ingenious Artillerist · Unexpected Windfall · Goblin Anarchomancer · Hellkite Tyrant · The Reaver Cleaver · Beast Within · Blasphemous Act · Old Gnawbone · Generous Plunderer · Chaos Warp · Gold Rush · Pain Distributor · Viridian Revel · Heroic Intervention · Alchemist's Talent · Sticky Fingers · Idol of Oblivion · Biotech Specialist · Swashbuckler Extraordinaire · Swiftfoot Boots · Ancient Copper Dragon · Diamond Pick-Axe · Gala Greeters · Cavern-Hoard Dragon · Seize the Spoils · Cultivate · Vandalblast · Fangren Marauder · Roxanne, Starfall Savant · Doubling Season · Parallel Lives · Second Harvest · Magda, the Hoardmaster · Prizefight · Wulfgar of Icewind Dale · Lightning Greaves · Rampant Growth · Rhythm of the Wild · Brass's Bounty · Crack Open · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Nature's Lore · Seize the Spotlight · Stimulus Package · Treasure Map // Treasure Cove · Weftstalker Ardent · Descent into Avernus · Jolene, Plundering Pugilist · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Goldvein Hydra · Shiny Impetus · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Rockfall Vale · Stomping Ground · Rogue's Passage · Kessig Wolf Run · Spire Garden · Treasure Vault · Game Trail · Karplusan Forest · Mines of Moria · Gruul Turf · Wooded Foothills · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Mossfire Valley · Thornspire Verge · Temple of Abandon · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Boseiju, Who Endures · Fire-Lit Thicket · Commercial District
🃏 Recommended cards for Jolene, the Plunder Queen
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jolene, the Plunder Queen, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Xorn | 84% | +82% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 84% | +77% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 78% | +72% |
| Bootleggers' Stash | 76% | +70% |
| Reckless Fireweaver | 73% | +69% |
| Academy Manufactor | 71% | +69% |
| Rain of Riches | 71% | +66% |
| Captain Lannery Storm | 65% | +63% |
| Big Score | 72% | +62% |
| Crime Novelist | 62% | +59% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 69% | +59% |
| Magda, Brazen Outlaw | 60% | +58% |
| Ingenious Artillerist | 59% | +56% |
| The Reaver Cleaver | 58% | +54% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 59% | +54% |
| Generous Plunderer | 55% | +54% |
| Hellkite Tyrant | 58% | +53% |
| Gold Rush | 52% | +51% |
| Pain Distributor | 52% | +50% |
| Old Gnawbone | 56% | +49% |
| Treasure Vault | 48% | +46% |
| Viridian Revel | 50% | +45% |
| Sticky Fingers | 48% | +45% |
| Alchemist's Talent | 48% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your Jolene, the Plunder Queen 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.
- Bootleggers' Stash
- Reckless Fireweaver
- Captain Lannery Storm
- Big Score
- Crime Novelist
- Tireless Provisioner
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Goldspan Dragon
- Academy Manufactor
- Rain of Riches
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw
- Unexpected Windfall
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Xorn
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Generous Plunderer
- Old Gnawbone
- Alchemist's Talent
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jolene, the Plunder Queen
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- 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
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Mycosynth Lattice + Vandalblast → Destroy all permanents opponents control, Mass Land Denial
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jolene, the Plunder Queen's color identity?
Jolene, the Plunder Queen is Gruul (green and red): 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 Jolene, the Plunder Queen come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jolene, the Plunder Queen deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 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 5 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Jolene, the Plunder Queen deck run?
Real Jolene, the Plunder Queen decks run 34 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 Jolene, the Plunder Queen?
The three highest-synergy cards are Xorn, Professional Face-Breaker, Goldspan Dragon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jolene, the Plunder Queen decks.
What combos does Jolene, the Plunder Queen have?
Jolene, the Plunder Queen has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. 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 Jolene, the Plunder Queen deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bootleggers' Stash, Reckless Fireweaver, Captain Lannery Storm 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.