So this is what I opened for my only JINX experience so far:

1 x Nyxborn Shieldmate
1 x Cavalry Pegasus
1 x Nyx-Fleece Ram
1 x Oreskos Swiftclaw
1 x Sightless Brawler
1 x Stonewise Fortifier
2 x Harvestguard Alseids
1 x Wingsteed Rider
1 x Akroan Mastiff
1 x Akroan Phalanx
1 x Dawnbringer Charioteers
1 x Ephara's Warden
1 x Silent Artisan
2 x Supply-Line Cranes
1 x Evangel of Heliod

1 x Mortal's Ardor
1 x Acolyte's Reward
1 x Font of Vigor
1 x Last Breath
1 x Armament of Nyx
1 x Phalanx Formation
1 x Dictate of Heliod
1 x Skybind
1 x Vanquish the Foul

1 x Dakra Mystic
1 x Triton Shorestalker
1 x Crackling Triton
1 x Wavecrash Triton
1 x Chorus of the Tides
1 x Cloaked Siren
1 x Mnemonic Wall
1 x Thassa's Devourer
1 x Rise of Eagles

1 x Font of Fortunes
1 x Stratus Walk
1 x Thassa's Rebuff
1 x Griptide

1 x Returned Reveler
1 x Blood-Toll Harpy
2 x Felhide Petrifier
1 x Grim Guardian
1 x Servant of Tymaret
1 x Cavern Lampad
1 x Loathsome Catoblepas

1 x Cast into Darkness
1 x Font of Return
1 x Scourgemark
1 x Asphyxiate
1 x Hero's Downfall
1 x Nyx Infusion
1 x Sip of Hemlock

1 x Spearpoint Oread
1 x Bladetusk Boar
1 x Cyclops of One-Eyed Pass
1 x Fanatic of Mogis
1 x Forgeborn Oreads
1 x Stormbreath Dragon

1 x Spark Jolt
1 x Magma Spray
1 x Fall of the Hammer
1 x Font of Ire
1 x Fearsome Temper
1 x Starfall
1 x Lightning Diadem

1 x Renowned Weaver
1 x Satyr Grovedancer
2 x Oakheart Dryads
1 x Pheres-Band Tromper
1 x Staunch-Hearted Warrior
1 x Nessian Asp
1 x Goldenhide Ox
1 x Humbler of Mortals

1 x Hunt the Hunter
2 x Kruphix's Insight

1 x Underworld Coinsmith
1 x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
1 x Sentry of the Underworld

1 x Bronze Sable
1 x Opaline Unicorn
1 x Anvilwrought Raptor
1 x Heroes' Podium


First of all, a quick check showed that the cards are worth more than the entry fee, so that took some pressure off deckbuilding. I was pretty sure I had a good pool. But the more I looked at it, the less certain I was what colors to play. I feel an argument can be made for just about any Wx combination. Tons of power in white, but just how to make the best use of it?

I would play Wg because Limited is a creature format and Ajani finds them and makes them bigger.

You have some good removal in black, Stormbreath is a bomb in red, and your blue is just average. Your green isn't great on its own, but you don't need it until 3CMC given all your good white stuff.

I think your deck is mostly white with the Dryads, Tromper, Asp, and Ajani as definite green cards. The Humbler and Ox could certainly make the deck but it would depend on the curve and enchantment count.

How about this?

10 x Plains
7 x Forest

1 x Nyxborn Shieldmate
1 x Mortal's Ardor

1 x Nyx-Fleece Ram
1 x Oreskos Swiftclaw
1 x Sightless Brawler
1 x Last Breath

2 x Oakheart Dryads
2 x Harvestguard Alseids
1 x Wingsteed Rider
1 x Armament of Nyx
1 x Phalanx Formation

1 x Pheres Band Tromper
1 x Akroan Mastiff
1 x Dawnbringer Charioteers

2 x Supply-Line Cranes
1 x Nessian Asp
1 x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
1 x Dictate of Heliod

1 x Humbler of Mortals
1 x Vanquish the Foul

I tried it for the lulz but white is actually deep enough to support red(?!) I have no idea on how to build a successful aggro deck, this was just a quick attempt and kinda looks decent.

I stopped reading after all the white. Just go mono-white.

Yeah well, you missed the Dragon then, and the Planeswalker.

The point is, this pool is actually bad. It was too slow, and too mana-hungry. It played badly, and I made both the RW version, and the GW one. I actually liked the RW (splashing for Ajani) better. I thought I will be able to punch through with all the creature enhancers, the white enchantment and Ajani, but somehow it didn't work that way. I met two decent blue-white decks and lost to both. I did win the other two matches easily.

Acolyte's Reward was surprisingly good, and Phalanx Formation surprisingly bad. Other cards performed much as expected. Hour of Need is a bomb; even when misplayed, it can steal games. Triton Shorestalker is an actual threat in Sealed deck.

What cards did you use in each build?

I'm not sold on ajani, you can easily support a 10-7 distribution of lands, you want to cast wingsteed on turn three, and casting stormbreath on turn 5 sounds better than casting a splashed ajani.

So imo you don't need to separate between creatures of a color and non-creatures of a color. Just list them all together. Without the spacing.

That way, you can easier judge the merits of that color.

Ordered by casting cost, with no separation? No problem.

So, here is the GW deck I played:





There are some mistakes in there. As I mentioned before, I wouldn't play Phalanx formation again in this deck. I'd probably play Last Breath over it in GW, and Spark Jolt or Fearsome Temper in RW. Both deck could use 18 mana. Or maybe a lower curve, but I wanted to be the big things deck, with two bombs that buff my creatures. Anyway, with a bit of bad luck, I went 2-2 switching between these two builds. I fell like I should have gone 3-1 with this, but maybe not, as it was simply too slow against some opponents.