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Jaxis, the Troublemaker

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Create a token that's a copy of another target creature you control. It gains haste and "When this token dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.
Blitz {1}{R} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Streets of New Capenna Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#1657
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Jaxis, the Troublemaker card art
Jaxis, the Troublemaker turns any high-value creature into a free copy for one turn, and the blitz cost means you draw a card when the token dies — so even if your opponent kills it, you broke even. The ceiling is absurd: blitzing out a copy of Zealous Conscripts or Etali, Primal Conqueror on the cheap is the kind of tempo swing that ends games.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Etali, Primal Conqueror

73.4% of decks · synergy 0.69

Etali, Primal Conqueror is the premier target for Jaxis, the Troublemaker — a blitzed Etali copy attacks immediately, triggers its cast-from-exile ability, and then replaces itself with a card draw when it dies at end of turn.

02
Deadpool, Trading Card

Deadpool, Trading Card

61.3% of decks · synergy 0.55

Deadpool, Trading Card rewards creatures dying and coming back, and Jaxis, the Troublemaker's blitz tokens do exactly that on a timer — each token that expires feeds Deadpool's damage-doubling and draws a card in the process.

03
The Master, Multiplied

The Master, Multiplied

60.2% of decks · synergy 0.54

The Master, Multiplied wants as many bodies entering and leaving the battlefield as possible, and Jaxis, the Troublemaker provides a repeatable stream of copy tokens that each trigger enter and leave effects before cashing in for a card.

04
Obeka, Brute Chronologist

Obeka, Brute Chronologist

54.5% of decks · synergy 0.53

Obeka, Brute Chronologist can end the turn at will, which normally kills blitz tokens — but under Obeka that's a feature, not a bug, letting Jaxis, the Troublemaker churn out copy after copy while each token draws a card on its way out.

05
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

51.7% of decks · synergy 0.50

Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds copies creatures and loves having high-power targets to work with, and Jaxis, the Troublemaker provides cheap, repeatable access to token versions of the biggest thing on the board.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Jaxis, the Troublemaker lives — the singleton format means your opponents' best creatures are one-ofs, and Jaxis turns those expensive legends into temporary weapons you get to wield for a fraction of the mana. In Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana creature that doesn't immediately win the game or protect itself is too slow against proactive strategies, and the blitz payoff requires you to already control a bomb worth copying. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power density to make Jaxis interesting in theory, but those formats move too fast for a setup card at this cost. Oathbreaker offers the same multiplayer dynamic as Commander in a slightly smaller game, and Jaxis performs about the same there.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Jaxis, the Troublemaker isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its combo and copy-strategy demand across multiple popular Commander archetypes, it's worth verifying before assuming it's a bulk rare.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.