Jodah, the Unifier upgrade1 by JPHEEZE

Format: Commander

Commander: Jodah, the Unifier

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 22

Deck overview

This is a five-color legendary midrange deck built around Jodah, the Unifier. The commander turns each legendary spell from hand into a possible free lower-mana-value legendary card, while his anthem makes a growing board increasingly threatening. The deck uses fetch lands, triomes, mana creatures, and two-mana ramp to support the five-color curve. Its strongest games combine Jodah with Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, Beast Whisperer, Faramir, Steward of Gondor, Purphoros, God of the Forge, or Moraug, Fury of Akoum. The plan usually becomes threatening around turn 7 and wins through several combat steps rather than a compact combo. Interaction is broad but not dense, and protection is mostly conditional. The list has good color access and many individually powerful legends, but its access to specific payoffs depends heavily on natural draws and Jodah triggers. It is a capable general-power Commander deck, not a cEDH list or a dedicated lock deck.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aragorn, King of Gondor
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Bring to Light
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forth Eorlingas!
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Gyome, Master Chef
  • 1 Hammer of Purphoros
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Hofri Ghostforge
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
  • 1 Jodah, the Unifier
  • 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
  • 1 Lavinia of the Tenth
  • 1 Leinore, Autumn Sovereign
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 1 Myrkul, Lord of Bones
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Odric, Master Tactician
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Plargg and Nassari
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Radha, Heir to Keld
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sigarda, Heron's Grace
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyshroud Claim
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Somberwald Sage
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Caryatid
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Tajic, Legion's Edge
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Village Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yasova Dragonclaw
  • 1 Yeva, Nature's Herald
  • 1 Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
  • 1 Yore-Tiller Nephilim
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
  • 1 Éowyn, Fearless Knight