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The Madcap Jester
Legendary Creature — Clown Wizard · 1UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
The Madcap Jester is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever The Madcap Jester attacks, each opponent exiles the top card of their library.
Whenever a spell or ability you control causes one or more cards to be exiled from an opponent's library, you may play those cards until the end of your next turn. Mana of any type can be spent to cast spells this way.
Average lands in decks for The Madcap Jester: 35
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The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Madcap Jester, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tasha's Hideous Laughter | 91% | +90% |
| Extract | 79% | +79% |
| Jester's Cap | 77% | +76% |
| Prosper, Tome-Bound | 73% | +71% |
| Psychic Surgery | 71% | +71% |
| Sadistic Sacrament | 63% | +63% |
| Sire of Stagnation | 61% | +61% |
| Don Andres, the Renegade | 65% | +60% |
| Thieving Varmint | 59% | +58% |
| Bitter Ordeal | 57% | +56% |
| Ensnared by the Mara | 60% | +56% |
| Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver | 56% | +56% |
| Bilbo, Thief in the Night | 57% | +56% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 55% | +53% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 56% | +51% |
| Jester's Scepter | 49% | +48% |
| Passionate Archaeologist | 50% | +48% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 49% | +48% |
| Fathom Feeder | 47% | +47% |
| Laughing Jasper Flint | 51% | +47% |
| Party Thrasher | 45% | +45% |
| Jabs, Mistress of Mockery | 45% | +44% |
| You Find Some Prisoners | 45% | +44% |
| Uba Mask | 41% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your The Madcap Jester 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.
- Jester's Cap
- Psychic Surgery
- Sadistic Sacrament
- Sire of Stagnation
- Don Andres, the Renegade
- Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tasha's Hideous Laughter
- Extract
- Prosper, Tome-Bound
- Thieving Varmint
- Bitter Ordeal
- Ensnared by the Mara
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Morphic Pool
- Polluted Delta
- Scalding Tarn
- Training Center
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Madcap Jester
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Madcap Jester's color identity?
The Madcap Jester is Grixis (black, 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.
How many lands should a The Madcap Jester deck run?
Real The Madcap Jester 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 The Madcap Jester?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Extract, Jester's Cap. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Madcap Jester decks.
What combos does The Madcap Jester have?
The Madcap Jester 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 The Madcap Jester deck cost?
You can start cheap: Jester's Cap, Psychic Surgery, Sadistic Sacrament 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.