EDH Optimizer
M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Warrior · 1GG
Color identity: Green
M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your end step, if there is no monarch, target opponent becomes the monarch.
Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents, if that player is the monarch, that creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.24
Comes in the precon Wakanda Forever
Average lands in decks for M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain: 39
Monarch+1/+1 CountersAggroPoliticsDeathtouchFightGroup SlugMidrange
Build your M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain deck starts over 4,000 games
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: B+ (75/100)
- Consistency94
- Speed61
- Interaction40
- Resilience81
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 39 lands (7 nonbasic, 32 Forest)
Beast Within · Garruk's Uprising · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rampant Growth · Cultivate · Oviya, Automech Artisan · Hunted Troll · Kodama's Reach · Ram Through · Rishkar's Expertise · Bloodthirsty Blade · Nature's Lore · Frog Butler · Lightning Greaves · Party Dude · Spore Frog · Gigantosaurus · Nightshade Dryad · Noxious Newt · Tangle · Assault Suit · Hornet Nest · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Terrian, World Tyrant · Thickest in the Thicket · Dungrove Elder · Explore · Master's Guidance · Outcaster Trailblazer · Quakestrider Ceratops · Realm Seekers · Tendershoot Dryad · Bugenhagen, Wise Elder · Greater Good · Origin of Metalbending · Permeating Mass · Pir's Whim · Season of Gathering · Spore Cloud · Swiftfoot Boots · Traverse the Outlands · Archdruid's Charm · Braulios of Pheres Band · Colossal Majesty · Cream of the Crop · Shared Roots · Slumbering Trudge · Sol Ring · Wayward Swordtooth · Become the Avalanche · Ulvenwald Hydra · Territory Culler · Master's Rebuke · Staff of Titania · Farsight Mask · Keen Sense · Glimpse the Core · Reap · Three Visits · Llanowar Elves · Reliquary Tower · Scavenger Grounds · Access Tunnel · Ghost Quarter · Rogue's Passage · Castle Garenbrig · Mosswort Bridge
🃏 Recommended cards for M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain
The highest-synergy cards in decks for M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Oviya, Automech Artisan | 63% | +60% |
| Hunted Troll | 60% | +59% |
| Bloodthirsty Blade | 53% | +53% |
| Party Dude | 52% | +51% |
| Frog Butler | 52% | +49% |
| Tangle | 48% | +47% |
| Assault Suit | 47% | +47% |
| Spore Frog | 50% | +46% |
| Terrian, World Tyrant | 47% | +45% |
| Realm Seekers | 45% | +44% |
| Master's Guidance | 45% | +44% |
| Noxious Newt | 48% | +44% |
| Thickest in the Thicket | 47% | +44% |
| Nightshade Dryad | 48% | +44% |
| Hornet Nest | 47% | +44% |
| Permeating Mass | 44% | +43% |
| Gigantosaurus | 48% | +43% |
| Dungrove Elder | 45% | +43% |
| Spore Cloud | 44% | +43% |
| Pir's Whim | 44% | +43% |
| Quakestrider Ceratops | 45% | +42% |
| Cream of the Crop | 42% | +41% |
| Bugenhagen, Wise Elder | 44% | +41% |
| Tendershoot Dryad | 45% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain 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.
- Oviya, Automech Artisan
- Hunted Troll
- Bloodthirsty Blade
- Party Dude
- Frog Butler
- Assault Suit
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tangle
- Season of Gathering
- Wayward Swordtooth
- Traverse the Outlands
- Greater Good
- Staff of Titania
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Court of Garenbrig
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Who Shakes the World → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped Forest tokens
- Kogla, the Titan Ape + Karametra's Acolyte → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite green mana, Infinite storm count
- Jumbo Cactuar + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Near-infinite colored mana
- Temur Sabertooth + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Lightning Greaves → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count, Infinite blinking
- Great Oak Guardian + Oviya, Automech Artisan + Temur Sabertooth → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
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Frequently asked questions
What is M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain's color identity?
M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain is green: 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 M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 39 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 20 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain deck run?
Real M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain decks run 39 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 M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain?
The three highest-synergy cards are Oviya, Automech Artisan, Hunted Troll, Bloodthirsty Blade. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain decks.
What combos does M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain have?
M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain has 5 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Who Shakes the World. 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 M'Baku, Jabari Chieftain deck cost?
You can start cheap: Oviya, Automech Artisan, Hunted Troll, Bloodthirsty Blade 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.