Art: Cynthia Sheppard · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge

UBR

Legendary Creature — Vampire Wizard · from $1.10

Flying When Jeleva enters, each player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast Jeleva. Whenever Jeleva attacks, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among cards exiled with Jeleva without paying its mana cost.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
35	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
36	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
39	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
42	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
46	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
47	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
48	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
49	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
58	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
59	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
60	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
61	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
62	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
63	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
64	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
65	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
66	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
67	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
68	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
69	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
70	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
71	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
72	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
73	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
74	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
75	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
76	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
77	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
78	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
79	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
80	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
81	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
82	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
83	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
84	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
85	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
86	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
87	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
91	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
92	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
93	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
94	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
95	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
96	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
97	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
98	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
99	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
100	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19

Curve of these staples

Most played with Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge

The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ad Nauseam	100% · 5 of 5	1
2	An Offer You Can't Refuse	100% · 5 of 5	1
3	Ancient Tomb	100% · 5 of 5	1
4	Arcane Signet	100% · 5 of 5	1
5	Arid Mesa	100% · 5 of 5	1
6	Badlands	100% · 5 of 5	1
7	Beseech the Mirror	100% · 5 of 5	1
8	Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	100% · 5 of 5	1
9	Blood Crypt	100% · 5 of 5	1
10	Bloodstained Mire	100% · 5 of 5	1
11	Borne Upon a Wind	100% · 5 of 5	1
12	Brain Freeze	100% · 5 of 5	1
13	Cabal Ritual	100% · 5 of 5	1
14	Chain of Vapor	100% · 5 of 5	1
15	Chrome Mox	100% · 5 of 5	1
16	City of Brass	100% · 5 of 5	1
17	City of Traitors	100% · 5 of 5	1
18	Command Tower	100% · 5 of 5	1
19	Culling the Weak	100% · 5 of 5	1
20	Dark Ritual	100% · 5 of 5	1
21	Daze	100% · 5 of 5	1
22	Defense Grid	100% · 5 of 5	1
23	Deflecting Swat	100% · 5 of 5	1
24	Demonic Consultation	100% · 5 of 5	1
25	Demonic Counsel	100% · 5 of 5	1

Top finishes

5 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

15th of 33 — Best in the West Silver Qualifier on Topdeck.ggApr 11, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Deleted User
6th of 18 — CEDH BRONZE EVENT - GET GOOD SERIES - 3/27/26 7:00PM on Topdeck.ggMar 28, 2026 · 0–1–0 · by Deleted User
7th of 35 — Fire & Dice Presents: Dockside Gathering #2, a CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggMar 22, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by Deleted User
7th of 17 — CEDH BRONZE EVENT - GET GOOD SERIES - 3/20/26 7:00PM on Topdeck.ggMar 21, 2026 · 0–1–0 · by Deleted User
4th of 16 — CEDH BRONZE EVENT - GET GOOD SERIES - 3/13/26 7:00PM on Topdeck.ggMar 14, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Deleted User

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Precons led by Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge

Official preconstructed decks with Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge at the helm.

Mind Seize
PreconCommander· Released Nov 2013

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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