Archon of Justice
Creature — Archon
Flying
When this creature dies, exile target permanent.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #16338
Archon of Justice threatens to exile any permanent when it dies — that single line of text is why it earns a slot. The cost is a 4/4 flier for five mana that does nothing until it leaves the battlefield, so if your opponents never kill it, you never cash in.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Archon of Justice is most at home: sac outlets, blink effects, and reanimation loops all turn a once-per-death trigger into a repeatable removal engine. In Legacy and Vintage it's a non-starter — the format speed makes a five-mana do-nothing-until-it-dies creature unplayable. Modern can theoretically support it in fringe reanimator shells, but cheaper threats with immediate impact crowd it out. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus on a smaller scale; the 20-life format makes a flying body more relevant, but the same synergy requirements apply.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Archon of Justice is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or out of a bulk rare bin. Demand is too narrow and supply too broad for the price to move in either direction, so there's no timing consideration; just grab one if you need it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.