How to Mulligan Jodah, the Unifier
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Opening hand priorities
Five-color legendary tribal with cascade-style value. The goal is not a pretty seven-card hand. It is a hand that develops mana, lines up colors, and actually points toward the deck first meaningful turns.
Ideal Early Script
- Turn 1: develop mana or the cheapest enabler for five-color legendary cascade.
- Turn 2: add protection, card flow, or the support piece that makes Jodah matter.
- Turn 3+: commit the commander or bridge toward the first engine turn only when the board can use it.
Your opener should support
Hands to be suspicious of
- - non-legendary filler
- - narrow tribal plans
Mulligan decisions with Jodah, the Unifier start with role clarity: does your opener actually support a real Jodah, the Unifier game plan around legends and cascade? Five-color legendary tribal with cascade-style value. Prioritise mana fixing and legendary payoff permanents.
What a keepable hand looks like
Keep hands with fixing and at least one legend you are happy to cast before Jodah. , , , and cheap legends that still matter later are the best openers because they make the commander feel immediate instead of clunky.
When to ship a hand
Ship hands that are all five-mana legends, all color-intensive spells, or too light on fixing. The commander is powerful, but only if you can actually start the cast chain instead of admiring your hand.
Your first three turns
Your first turns should build colors and land a low-curve legend or two. When resolves, your next spell should almost always be a cast from hand that can trigger into more board, not a desperate rebuild spell.
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FAQ
- What is the London mulligan?
- You put any number of cards from your hand on the bottom of your library, then draw back up to seven. In Commander, your first mulligan is free.
- How many lands should I keep?
- Most Commander decks want two to four lands in the opener. Low-curve decks can keep two; higher curves want three or four.
- Should I mulligan a hand with no ramp?
- It depends on your curve. If your deck needs early ramp to function, ship hands without it. If you have enough lands and cheap plays, you might keep.
- Does play vs draw affect mulligan strategy?
- Yes. On the draw you get an extra card, so you can sometimes keep slightly weaker hands.
- How can I test my mulligan strategy?
- Use the ManaTap mulligan simulator. Paste your decklist, set parameters, and run thousands of simulations to see keep rates.