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Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

Legendary Creature — Human Monk

Narset wants a deck that throws away its own cards on purpose for a reward. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Monks.

  • Mana costblueredwhite
  • White, Blue, Red ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 4
  • RarityRare

At the beginning of your end step, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw cards equal to the number of spells you've cast this turn.

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Cards That Fit Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

Picked for what they do in Narset's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Narset's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

explain how Narset works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 4 Apr 2025

You may choose to discard your hand even if your hand contains zero cards.

1 ruling, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Commanders that share the most with Narset, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWURPlayers write colors as letters: W for white, U for blue, R for red. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.Madness/DiscardDiscard decks throw away their own cards on purpose and play cards that reward each discard. Cards with madness can even be cast for a different, usually cheaper, cost at the moment you discard them.Open the Madness/Discard pageLootingDraws and discards in the same breath. Faithless Looting, Frantic Search. It does not gain you cards. It improves the ones you have, and fills your graveyard on purpose, which is exactly what a reanimator card like Animate Dead wants.Open the Looting pageSelf-DiscardDiscards your own cards as a cost or an effect. Filling your own graveyard on purpose is the point: it feeds cards that bring things back, madness and channel abilities, and some cards are worth more there than in hand. Faithless Looting, Boseiju, Who EnduresOpen the Self-Discard page