Jhoira of the Ghitu
{2}, Exile a nonland card from your hand: Put four time counters on the exiled card. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)
How Jhoira of the Ghitu decks play in EDH
Jhoira of the Ghitu is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 1UR, and its legendary creature - human wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Jhoira of the Ghitu decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $72.21Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Jhoira of the Ghitu decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Jhoira of the Ghitu deck?
Jhoira of the Ghitu has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Jhoira of the Ghitu?
The cards played most often in Jhoira of the Ghitu decks include Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Darksteel Angel. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Jhoira of the Ghitu deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $72.21 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Jhoira of the Ghitu deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.