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Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden
Legendary Creature — Human Rebel · {R}{W} · Red/White commander
Trample
Whenever Jor Kadeen attacks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of equipped creatures you control. Then if Jor Kadeen's power is 4 or greater, draw a card.
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What Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Triggered ability · attackWhenever Jor Kadeen attacks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of equipped creatures you control. Then if Jor Kadeen's power is 4 or greater, draw a card.
- Keyword · trampletrample
What a Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden deck wants
The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.
- 14× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 18× Equipment and Auras — the things a suit-up commander's trigger and plan are actually made of
- 9× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- 11× Get ahead on mana
Best cards for Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden
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.
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Dalkovan Encampment0 mana
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon3 mana
- Elenda's Hierophant3 mana
- Pashalik Mons3 mana
- Hero of Bladehold4 mana
- Myrel, Shield of Argive4 mana
- Siege-Gang Lieutenant4 mana
- Parhelion II // Parhelion II0 mana
Equipment and Auras — the things a suit-up commander's trigger and plan are actually made of
- Basilisk Collar1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Sword of the Animist2 mana
- Shadowspear1 mana
- Paradise Mantle0 mana
- Trailblazer's Boots2 mana
Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout3 mana
- Archetype of Aggression3 mana
- Iroas, God of Victory4 mana
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana
- Cloudshredder Sliver2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Colossus Hammer1 mana
- Shadowspear1 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
- Flicker of Fate2 mana
- Generous Gift3 mana
- Erode1 mana
- Getaway Glamer1 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Final Showdown1 mana
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Martyr's Cry2 mana
- Split Up3 mana
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Cathedral Membrane2 mana
- Citywide Bust3 mana
- Harsh Mercy3 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Open the Armory2 mana
- Enlightened Tutor1 mana
- Goblin Recruiter2 mana
- Templar Knight2 mana
- Idyllic Tutor3 mana
- Imperial Recruiter3 mana
- Dragon's Approach3 mana
- Ranger-Captain of Eos3 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Archivist of Oghma2 mana
- Smothering Tithe4 mana
- The One Ring4 mana
- Pip-Boy 30001 mana
- Sticky Fingers1 mana
- Vexing Bauble1 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Flowering of the White Tree2 mana
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Bastion Protector3 mana
- Greater Auramancy2 mana
- Codsworth, Handy Helper3 mana
- Cryptothrall4 mana
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope8 mana
- Coppercoat Vanguard2 mana
Get ahead on mana
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mox Opal0 mana
- Mana Vault1 mana
- Sol Ring1 mana
- Wayfarer's Bauble1 mana