Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent gains control of up to one target creature you control. Put two +1/+1 counters on it and tap it. It's goaded for the rest of the game and it gains "This creature can't be sacrificed." (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) Whenever a creature you own but don't control attacks, you draw a card.
How Jon Irenicus decks play in EDH
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 2UB, and its legendary creature - elf wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Jon Irenicus, Shattered One decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $35.75Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Creatures (15)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Jon Irenicus, Shattered One 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 Jon Irenicus, Shattered One deck?
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Jon Irenicus, Shattered One?
The cards played most often in Jon Irenicus, Shattered One decks include Wizard's Staff, Turbulent Wetlands, Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot. 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 Jon Irenicus, Shattered One deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $35.75 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 Jon Irenicus, Shattered One 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.