Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
OTJ · uncommon · Released 2024-04-19
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
wants support
scales up
multiple modes
situational
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Archetypes
No active conflicts.
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Risks
Mechanics
Typal
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Structural
Rationale
Jolene is a 4/2 for 3 that generates a Treasure token whenever you attack with any power-4+ creature, then can convert Treasures into pings via an activated ability. She's a signature commander/inclusion in Gruul aggro and treasure shells where big creatures already frequent the battlefield; the Treasure drain ability offers incremental chip damage as a mana sink. Requires a density of large creatures to trigger reliably, and her own 4 power means she enables her own trigger.
Learnings (3)
Jolene's trigger fires once per attack regardless of how many power-4+ creatures attack — it's 'one or more' phrasing, so it doesn't scale with the number of large attackers.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Jolene herself has 4 power and thus enables her own triggered ability the turn she attacks, making her self-sufficient as a 3cmc attacker in the right shell.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
The ping ability costs {1}{R} plus a Treasure sacrifice, making it a slow mana sink; in Gruul aggro it's better used as incidental reach than as a primary removal tool.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #8,951