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Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter

Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter

Legendary Creature — Gnome Artificer · {R}{W}{B} · Black/Red/White commander

Haste {T}, Sacrifice an artifact creature: Create two Treasure tokens. {T}, Sacrifice a noncreature artifact: Create two 1/1 colorless Construct artifact creature tokens.
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What Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter actually does

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What a Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter deck wants

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Best cards for Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise

  1. Rising of the Day3 mana
  2. Thousand-Year Elixir3 mana
  3. Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki3 mana
  4. Goblin Chieftain3 mana
  5. Blacksmith's Talent1 mana
  6. The Fire Crystal4 mana
  7. Dragonlord Kolaghan // Dragonlord Kolaghan0 mana
  8. Cloudshredder Sliver2 mana

Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot

  1. Aggravated Assault3 mana
  2. Aurelia, the Warleader6 mana
  3. Reconnaissance1 mana
  4. Sword of Feast and Famine3 mana
  5. Amulet of Vigor1 mana
  6. Sting, the Glinting Dagger2 mana
  7. Umbral Mantle3 mana
  8. Genji Glove5 mana

A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one

  1. Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
  2. Greedy Freebooter1 mana
  3. Impulsive Pilferer1 mana
  4. Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff2 mana
  5. Academy Manufactor3 mana
  6. Professional Face-Breaker3 mana
  7. Magda, Brazen Outlaw2 mana
  8. Magda, the Hoardmaster2 mana

Creatures you are happy to sacrifice — a free sac outlet on the commander is worthless with nothing to feed it

  1. Vivi's Persistence2 mana
  2. Otharri, Suns' Glory5 mana
  3. Hangarback Walker0 mana
  4. Skeleton Crew4 mana
  5. "Lifetime" Pass Holder1 mana
  6. Death Tyrant5 mana
  7. Bastion of Remembrance3 mana
  8. Garland, Knight of Cornelia // Chaos, the Endless2 mana

A team pump that actually pumps tokens

  1. Intangible Virtue2 mana
  2. Caretaker's Talent3 mana
  3. Inspiring Leader3 mana
  4. Prava of the Steel Legion3 mana
  5. Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise2 mana
  6. Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise2 mana
  7. Mite Overseer4 mana
  8. Phantom General4 mana

Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Dalkovan Encampment0 mana
  2. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon3 mana
  3. Elenda's Hierophant3 mana
  4. Pashalik Mons3 mana
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor4 mana
  6. Elenda, the Dusk Rose4 mana
  7. Endless Ranks of the Dead4 mana
  8. Hero of Bladehold4 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Path to Exile1 mana
  2. Swords to Plowshares1 mana
  3. Wild Magic Surge2 mana
  4. Defile1 mana
  5. Tragic Slip1 mana
  6. March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
  7. Infernal Grasp2 mana
  8. Terminate2 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Final Showdown1 mana
  2. Vanquish the Horde8 mana
  3. Amalia Benavides Aguirre2 mana
  4. Do or Die2 mana
  5. Martyr's Cry2 mana
  6. Pest Control2 mana
  7. Force of Despair3 mana
  8. Split Up3 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Demonic Tutor2 mana
  2. Diabolic Intent2 mana
  3. Vampiric Tutor1 mana
  4. Imperial Seal1 mana
  5. Insatiable Avarice1 mana
  6. Diabolic Intent2 mana
  7. Grim Tutor3 mana
  8. Liliana Vess // Liliana Vess0 mana

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