Joven and Chandler

Joven and Chandler

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{2}{R}{R}{R} · Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Rare · Mystery Booster Commander Edition · Art by Douglas Shuler
Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to that artifact's mana value on Joven and Chandler. {R}{R}{R}, {T}: Gain control of target artifact until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn.
Predicted power
Standard — Eng.NLUsr.—
Pioneer — Eng.NLUsr.—
Modern 20 Eng.FUsr.—

Five mana and {R}{R}{R} for no immediate card or board advantage is far below Modern’s rate; artifact decks are unlikely to want this payoff.

Band speculativeConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if A red artifact shell with cheap sacrifice outlets could convert the theft activation into a more meaningful swing.

Legacy 17 Eng.FUsr.—

Legacy demands immediate, unusually efficient impact. This costly 3/3 needs several artifacts to die and offers no protection or card advantage.

Band speculativeConfidence 67%

Could be wrong if Fast mana plus a red artifact-sacrifice shell could mitigate the casting cost, though no such fit is supplied.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—
Commander 48 Eng.C-Usr.—

Artifact deaths across multiple players can make it huge, while theft becomes permanent removal with a sacrifice outlet; triple red and five mana limit breadth.

Best home Artifact-sacrifice decksBand role-playerConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if Higher artifact density or repeatable sacrifice loops could make it a stronger engine than its slow floor indicates.

Limited 52 Eng.CUsr.—

A 5-mana 3/3 is mediocre alone, but ordinary artifact trades can rapidly grow it. The eight revealed artifact mentions give it a reasonable conditional upside.

Best home Red artifact deckBand playableConfidence 34%

Could be wrong if Artifact density, removal, and format speed are unknown; sparse artifacts leave it as below-rate filler.

artifact theft payoff

“A slow, color-intensive artifact payoff with multiplayer sacrifice appeal but only speculative prospects in competitive Constructed.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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