OrzhovLegendary Creature — Human SoldierJirina, Dauntless General
Mana value2Rank#6,168
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.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (BW), by popularity.
