Jaxis, the Troublemaker
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior2/3$1.01
, , 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 (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.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 22
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Zealous Conscripts + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Zealous Conscripts with haste. The Zealous Conscripts token enters the battlefield, untapping Jaxis. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zealous Conscripts token, adding {R}. The Zealous Conscripts token dies, triggering itself, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Bloodthirster + Determined Iteration
- Infinite card draw
- Infinite combat damage
- Infinite combat phases
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand. An opponent is unable to block and kill creatures you control.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Bloodthirster with haste. At the beginning of your combat phase, Determined Iteration triggers, creating a token copy of the Bloodthirster token. Deal combat damage with the Bloodthirster token created by Determined Iteration. The Bloodthirster token triggers, causing you to untap it and to get an additional combat phase after this one. Repeat from step 2. At the beginning of your end step, each Bloodthirster token triggers, causing you to sacrifice them. When the tokens die, they each trigger, causing you to draw a card for each creature that dies this way.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Coercive Recruiter + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Coercive Recruiter with haste. When the Coercive Recruiter token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Jaxis. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Coercive Recruiter token, adding {R}. When the Coercive Recruiter token dies, it triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Thornbite Staff + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Thornbite Staff attached to Jaxis. Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You control at least one nonlegendary creature. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of any nonlegendary creature you control with haste. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the copy, adding {R}. The creature dies, triggering itself and Jaxis. Resolve the creature's trigger, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Jaxis trigger, untapping it. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Zealous Conscripts + Thermopod
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Zealous Conscripts with haste. The Zealous Conscripts token enters the battlefield, untapping Jaxis. Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Zealous Conscripts token, adding {R}. The Zealous Conscripts token dies, triggering itself, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Coercive Recruiter + Thermopod
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Coercive Recruiter with haste. When the Coercive Recruiter token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Jaxis. Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Coercive Recruiter token, adding {R}. When the Coercive Recruiter token dies, it triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Atsushi, the Blazing Sky + Cloudstone Curio
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Atsushi with haste. Put the token Atsushi into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Cloudstone Curio triggers once, and the token Atsushi triggers twice. Resolve the first Atsushi trigger, creating three Treasure tokens. Resolve the second Atsushi trigger, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Jaxis from the battlefield to your hand. Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{R}{R}. Cast Jaxis for its blitz cost by paying {1}{R}. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Village Bell-Ringer + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite untap of creatures you control
- Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Village Bell-Ringer with haste. The Village Bell-Ringer token enters the battlefield, untapping all creatures you control. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Village Bell-Ringer token, adding {R}. The Village Bell-Ringer token dies, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Thornbite Staff + Thermopod
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Thornbite Staff attached to Jaxis. Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Thermopod with haste. Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Thermopod token, adding {R}. The Thermopod token dies, triggering itself and Jaxis. Resolve the Thermopod token's trigger, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Jaxis trigger, untapping it. Repeat.
Jaxis, the Troublemaker + There and Back Again + Thornbite Staff
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite colored mana
- Near-infinite Treasure tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand. Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. Thornbite Staff attached to Jaxis. There and Back Again has exactly two lore counters on it.
Steps
At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again. Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Smaug with haste. Put the newest Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule. When the Smaug token dies, it triggers twice, and Jaxis triggers once. Resolve the first Smaug trigger, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the second Smaug trigger, creating fourteen Treasure tokens. Resolve the Jaxis trigger, untapping it. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {R}. Repeat from step 3.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of OrderJaxis, the Troublemaker taps your creatures, which Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- Sami, Ship's EngineerJaxis, the Troublemaker taps your creatures, which Sami, Ship's Engineer can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- Éomer, Marshal of RohanÉomer, Marshal of Rohan untaps your creatures and Jaxis, the Troublemaker taps your creatures.
- Najeela, the Blade-BlossomJaxis, the Troublemaker is a Warrior, which Najeela, the Blade-Blossom can use.
- Gornog, the Red ReaperJaxis, the Troublemaker is a Warrior, which Gornog, the Red Reaper can use.
- Raiyuu, Storm's EdgeJaxis, the Troublemaker is a Warrior, which Raiyuu, Storm's Edge can use.
- Heiko Yamazaki, the GeneralJaxis, the Troublemaker is a Warrior, which Heiko Yamazaki, the General can use.
- Kor, Cause of VengeanceJaxis, the Troublemaker is a Warrior, which Kor, Cause of Vengeance can use.
- Curzon Dax, Bound by BloodJaxis, the Troublemaker is a Warrior, which Curzon Dax, Bound by Blood can use.
- Éowyn, ShieldmaidenJaxis, the Troublemaker is a Human, which Éowyn, Shieldmaiden can use.