EDH Optimizer
The Mary Janes
Legendary Creature — Human Bard Performer · 3R
Color identity: Red
The Mary Janes is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature that attacked this turn.
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Reference price of the card: €0.31
Average lands in decks for The Mary Janes: 38
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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: B (69/100)
- Consistency59
- Speed57
- Interaction53
- Resilience70
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (9 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Impact Tremors · Blasphemous Act · Lightning Greaves · Arcane Signet · Big Score · Chaos Warp · Disrupt Decorum · Embercleave · Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy · Goblin Bombardment · Rampaging Classmate · Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit · Titania, Proud Pummeler · Chancellor of the Forge · Echoing Assault · Ogre Battledriver · Ruby Medallion · The Fire Crystal · Zurgo's Vanguard · Abrade · Double Trouble · J. Jonah Jameson · Neheb, the Eternal · Shock Brigade · Stadium Headliner · Swiftfoot Boots · Threefold Thunderhulk · Tilonalli's Summoner · Warstorm Surge · Cavern-Hoard Dragon · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Combustible Gearhulk · Coveted Jewel · Hanweir Garrison · Infantry Shield · Molten Gatekeeper · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Professional Face-Breaker · Purphoros, God of the Forge · Return the Favor · Reverberate · Rising of the Day · Rolling Hamsphere · Tempt with Vengeance · Anger · Battle Hymn · Call Forth the Tempest · Demand Answers · Faithless Looting · Full Throttle · Gauntlet of Power · Heraldic Banner · Light Up the Stage · Lightning Bolt · Magus of the Wheel · Maximum Carnage · Oliphaunt · Overlord of the Boilerbilges · Ruin Grinder · Thrill of Possibility · Myriad Landscape · Kher Keep · Rogue's Passage · Scavenger Grounds · War Room · Temple of the False God · Blast Zone · Hanweir Battlements · Terrain Generator
🃏 Recommended cards for The Mary Janes
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Mary Janes, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Rampaging Classmate | 43% | +43% |
| Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit | 43% | +42% |
| Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy | 43% | +42% |
| Kher Keep | 48% | +41% |
| Titania, Proud Pummeler | 40% | +40% |
| Zurgo's Vanguard | 38% | +38% |
| Embercleave | 43% | +38% |
| Chancellor of the Forge | 38% | +37% |
| Echoing Assault | 38% | +37% |
| Ogre Battledriver | 38% | +35% |
| Disrupt Decorum | 43% | +34% |
| Impact Tremors | 57% | +33% |
| Double Trouble | 33% | +33% |
| Tilonalli's Summoner | 33% | +32% |
| J. Jonah Jameson | 33% | +32% |
| Shock Brigade | 33% | +32% |
| Threefold Thunderhulk | 33% | +32% |
| Stadium Headliner | 33% | +31% |
| Myriad Landscape | 52% | +29% |
| Rolling Hamsphere | 29% | +28% |
| Hanweir Garrison | 29% | +27% |
| Goblin Bombardment | 43% | +27% |
| Infantry Shield | 29% | +27% |
| Scavenger Grounds | 33% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your The Mary Janes 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.
- Rampaging Classmate
- Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit
- Kher Keep
- Titania, Proud Pummeler
- Zurgo's Vanguard
- Chancellor of the Forge
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy
- Embercleave
- Impact Tremors
- Goblin Bombardment
- Chimil, the Inner Sun
- Moraug, Fury of Akoum
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
- Purphoros, God of the Forge
- Kratos, God of War
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Mary Janes
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Fall of Cair Andros + Blasphemous Act → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite damage to creatures
- Hellkite Charger + Sozin's Comet → Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite combat damage
- Breath of Fury + Loyal Apprentice → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Pain for All → Near-infinite damage
- Goblin Bombardment + First Day of Class → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Mary Janes's color identity?
The Mary Janes is red: 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 The Mary Janes come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Mary Janes deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a The Mary Janes deck run?
Real The Mary Janes decks run 38 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 Mary Janes?
The three highest-synergy cards are Rampaging Classmate, Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit, Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Mary Janes decks.
What combos does The Mary Janes have?
The Mary Janes has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Blasphemous Act + Repercussion. 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 Mary Janes deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rampaging Classmate, Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit, Kher Keep 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.