Jodah, Archmage Eternal

Jodah is your ticket to casting massive spells ahead of schedule. His ability lets you pay five mana of any color combination instead of a spell's actual mana cost, turning expensive haymakers like Omniscience, Apex of Power, or Avacyn into early-game plays. The deck is built around ramping hard in the first few turns, getting Jodah online, then using that mana advantage to deploy threats your opponents can't handle at that stage of the game.

You want lots of mana acceleration—both land ramp and mana rocks—to hit that five-mana threshold quickly and consistently. Tutors help you find Jodah when you need him, and card draw keeps your hand full of expensive spells worth cheating out. Some builds lean toward a pile of the best expensive cards in five colors; others focus on a specific synergy like big X spells, cascade effects, or permanents that trigger when cast.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.