Arrester's Zeal
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, that creature gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #16822
Arrester's Zeal puts a creature into combat — giving a target +2/+2 and flying until end of turn for one white mana — and that instant-speed overhead strike is the entire point. It's a narrow combat trick, and outside of specific synergy commanders like Sergeant John Benton, it rarely earns a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sergeant John Benton
Sergeant John Benton triggers whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, so Arrester's Zeal's flying grant turns an otherwise-blocked attacker into a reliable trigger — cheap, instant-speed, and repeatable across multiple combats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Pauper, Arrester's Zeal is a fringe combat trick competing in a format where instant-speed pump has real applications, but +2/+2 and flying for one mana is only serviceable, not exceptional. In Commander, it sees play almost exclusively in Sergeant John Benton decks, where it functions as a guaranteed damage trigger rather than a standalone combat trick. Legacy, Vintage, and Pioneer are too fast and spell-dense for a single-target pump at this power level to matter. Arrester's Zeal is a role-player, not a format staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Arrester's Zeal is deep bulk — the price of a card that sees narrow, synergy-specific play and nothing else. It holds that floor reliably; there's no pressure pushing it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.