Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary
Whenever you attack with one or more creatures with power 4 or greater, create a Treasure token.
, Sacrifice a Treasure: Jolene deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #8982
Jolene, Plundering Pugilist converts treasure production into raw power — every treasure you make grows her, and she punishes opponents who try to trade resources by making combat math brutal fast. The two-mana cost is almost insultingly cheap for that ceiling, and Roxanne, Starfall Savant decks reliably push her into lethal range before anyone stabilizes.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
Roxanne, Starfall Savant generates meteors that create treasure tokens repeatedly, and every one of those tokens lands directly on Jolene, Plundering Pugilist as a +1/+1 counter — the two form a self-reinforcing loop that turns a midgame board into an unstoppable threat.
Jolene, the Plunder Queen
Jolene, the Plunder Queen incentivizes opponents to make treasures too, and Jolene, Plundering Pugilist soaks up every single one of those tokens as counters regardless of who created them — the political treasure-sharing game that the Queen enables becomes a one-sided stat machine.
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate makes every point of power matter for combat damage through blockers, so Jolene, Plundering Pugilist scaling to enormous size off treasure synergies translates directly into guaranteed lethal trampling hits rather than just a big number on a stuck creature.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Jolene, Plundering Pugilist belongs — treasure is one of the most common token types in the format, and multiplayer games give her repeated triggers before anyone can answer her cleanly. In 60-card competitive formats like Modern and Pioneer, she's outclassed by faster threats and lacks the treasure density to scale quickly enough to matter. Legacy and Vintage have no practical interest in a two-mana creature that needs setup. Standard is her only other realistic home, and only in dedicated treasure shells where she can hit meaningful size by turn four or five.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Jolene, Plundering Pugilist is bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in trade or cheap singles order. Bulk rares with genuine Commander synergy rarely spike hard, but her inclusion in Roxanne and treasure-focused builds keeps demand steady enough that she's unlikely to drop further.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.