Art: Lisa Heidhoff · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Jhoira, Ageless Innovator

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · from $0.24

{T}: Put two ingenuity counters on Jhoira, then you may put an artifact card with mana value X or less from your hand onto the battlefield, where X is the number of ingenuity counters on Jhoira.

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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

56 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 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	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
29	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
30	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
31	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
32	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
33	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
34	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
35	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
36	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
37	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
38	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
39	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
42	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
43	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
44	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
45	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
46	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
50	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
51	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
52	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
53	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
54	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
55	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
59	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
60	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
61	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
62	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
63	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
64	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
67	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
68	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
72	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
73	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
74	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
75	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
76	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
77	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
78	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
79	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
80	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
81	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
82	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
83	Izzet Signet	Artifact	2	$0.24
84	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
87	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
88	Stormcarved Coast	Land	0	$2.08
89	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
90	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
91	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
92	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
93	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
94	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
95	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
96	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
97	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
98	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
99	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
100	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81

Curve of these staples

Most played with Jhoira, Ageless Innovator

The 25 most-played cards in 61 settled top-16 lists running Jhoira, Ageless Innovator at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Chrome Mox	100% · 61 of 61	20
2	Command Tower	100% · 61 of 61	20
3	Fierce Guardianship	100% · 61 of 61	20
4	Force of Will	100% · 61 of 61	20
5	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 61 of 61	20
6	Goblin Welder	100% · 61 of 61	20
7	Lotus Petal	100% · 61 of 61	20
8	Mox Opal	100% · 61 of 61	20
9	Mystic Remora	100% · 61 of 61	20
10	Otawara, Soaring City	100% · 61 of 61	20
11	Phyrexian Metamorph	100% · 61 of 61	20
12	Sewer-veillance Cam	100% · 61 of 61	20
13	Sol Ring	100% · 61 of 61	20
14	Steam Vents	100% · 61 of 61	20
15	Deflecting Swat	98% · 60 of 61	20
16	Minamo, School at Water's Edge	98% · 60 of 61	20
17	Rhystic Study	98% · 60 of 61	20
18	Scalding Tarn	98% · 60 of 61	20
19	Seat of the Synod	98% · 60 of 61	20
20	Simian Spirit Guide	98% · 60 of 61	20
21	Thousand-Year Elixir	98% · 60 of 61	20
22	Volcanic Island	98% · 60 of 61	20
23	Coveted Jewel	97% · 59 of 61	20
24	Flusterstorm	97% · 59 of 61	20
25	Mindbreak Trap	97% · 59 of 61	19

Combos with Jhoira, Ageless Innovator

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ancestral Statue + Intruder Alarm + Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite storm count · Infinite untap of creatures
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 69 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 16 — Commander Invitational Qualifier 1k! - WZKD Games on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Bryton [The CEDH Kitchen]
9th of 34 — Volcanic Island Vendetta on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Ethan Featherly
11th of 22 — TEMPLO cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Liam Glenn
11th of 22 — The Mox Beneath the Mountain on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Matt Schneider [Pinnacle]
14th of 84 — Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–1–2 · by Fad
1st of 48 — CCS $3,000 Sunday Side Event #4 on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 4–0–1 · by Matt Schneider [Pinnacle]
12th of 22 — Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S2W11 on Topdeck.ggSep 21, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Brandon Kawamura
1st of 20 — AZMS CEDH Qualifier #7 on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by Merculeez

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

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