Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Jirina, Dauntless General

Mana value2EDHREC#6,168

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The Commander

When Jirina enters, exile target player's graveyard.

Sacrifice Jirina: Humans you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Guide

Gameplan

Build a wide, aggressive Human tribal board in Orzhov colors and beat down with anthem-buffed soldiers. Jirina costs only two mana, comes down early to disrupt a graveyard, and stays back as insurance—sacrifice her to protect your entire Human team from a board wipe or removal-heavy turn, then swing for lethal.

Strengths

Cheap, two-mana commander that contributes to the board immediately
Built-in protection from board wipes and targeted removal via the sacrifice ability
Graveyard hate stapled onto a creature to slow reanimator/graveyard combo decks
Human is one of the deepest tribes, giving access to tons of lords and payoffs

Weaknesses

Sacrifice ability is one-shot and removes your commander from the board
No card advantage engine built in—can run out of gas after a wipe
Vulnerable to sweepers timed before you have mana up, or to exile-based removal
Aggro-only plan struggles against pillowfort and lifegain control

Key Cards

Champion of the Parish — Grows with every Human you play, becoming a massive early threat.
Thalia's Lieutenant — Anthem-on-a-stick that pumps the whole Human team when it enters.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar — Generates a wave of Human tokens every combat to go truly wide.
Anointed Procession — Doubles your Human token output for explosive board states.
Skullclamp — Turns your small Humans into a relentless card-draw engine.
Cathars' Crusade — Snowballs counters across your team as Humans flood the board.

Upgrade Path

Add more anthems and token doublers (Anointed Procession, Coat of Arms) plus a Craterhoof-style finisher to convert width into instant kills. Improve the mana with fast rocks and dual lands, and lean into card advantage through Skullclamp, Welcoming Vampire, and Tocatli Honor Guard-style hatebears. For higher power, include Worldly Tutor/Enlightened Tutor to find finishers and sac outlets to maximize Jirina's protection trigger before a wipe.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Wide Human board buffed by anthems swinging for lethal combat damage
▸Overrun-style finishers like Craterhoof Behemoth or Coat of Arms
▸Aristocrat drain via Blood Artist effects sacrificing tokens
▸Protected alpha strike after sacrificing Jirina through a removal-heavy turn

Archetypes

Tribal Aggro — Jirina is a Human payoff and protector for a go-wide Human army.
Tokens — Orzhov Human token-makers plus doublers flood the board for big swings.
Aristocrats — Disposable Humans and Jirina's sacrifice synergize with sac outlets and drain effects.
Hatebears — White Human disruptors like Thalia and Tithe Taker tax opponents while pressuring them.