Forgotten 31-Year-Old MTG Artifact Can Shut Down Any Commander Deck
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Key Points:
- Jester’s Cap is an artifact from Ice Age that exiles cards from an opponent’s deck, potentially crippling combo decks or key strategies in Commander, but it costs six mana and only targets one opponent.
- The artifact’s effectiveness increases significantly if combined with cards like Toph, the First Metalbender, Mishra, Eminent One, or Muldrotha, the Gravetide, which can reanimate it and allow repeated use.
- Alternatives such as Extract, Sadistic Sacrament, and Grinning Totem often provide more efficient or versatile exile effects, though they come with their own limitations related to color identity or mana cost.
- In Commander, exile effects like Jester’s Cap often struggle due to deck redundancy and multiple win conditions, making it difficult to fully shut down opponents with just a few exiled cards.
- Despite its niche utility and rarity in competitive play, Jester’s Cap remains an affordable and surprising option for budget players, with a current price around $0.39.
