Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
Whenever you attack with one or more creatures with power 4 or greater, create a Treasure token. {1}{R}, Sacrifice a Treasure: Jolene deals 1 damage to any target.
How Jolene decks play in EDH
Jolene, Plundering Pugilist is a Gruul commander in red and green costing 1RG, and its legendary creature - human mercenary line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Jolene, Plundering Pugilist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $13.59Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (4)
Removal (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Jolene, Plundering Pugilist 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 Jolene, Plundering Pugilist deck?
Jolene, Plundering Pugilist has a Gruul colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Jolene, Plundering Pugilist?
The cards played most often in Jolene, Plundering Pugilist decks include Ajani's Anguish, Ghalta the Unstoppable, Nasty Little Rabbit. 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 Jolene, Plundering Pugilist deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $13.59 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 Jolene, Plundering Pugilist 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.