Cartouche of Zeal
Enchantment — Aura Cartouche
Enchant creature you control
When this Aura enters, target creature can't block this turn.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has haste. (It can attack and 
no matter when it came under your control.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #14865
Cartouche of Zeal gives a creature haste and a temporary evasion boost for one mana — relevant on the board immediately, gone when it leaves. It's a role-player, not a headliner, and Stangg, Echo Warrior is about the only shell where that combination of effects earns a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Stangg, Echo Warrior
Stangg, Echo Warrior copies Auras onto his token, so Cartouche of Zeal landing on Stangg means the token also gets haste and the attack-pump — two threats threatening in the same turn you cast it.
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ rewards cheap, aggressive enchantments that keep pressure constant, and Cartouche of Zeal's one-mana haste grant fits that low-to-the-ground gameplan without asking much in return.
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, Cartouche of Zeal is a known quantity in aggressive red and Bogles-adjacent builds where haste on a suited-up creature is a meaningful clock accelerant. Constructed formats like Pioneer and Modern have long since passed it by — one mana for haste and a conditional power boost doesn't compete at those power levels. Commander is where it earns niche consideration, specifically in Aura-doubling or copy-matters shells; in a generic red deck it's just a worse Swiftfoot Boots effect stapled to a card that dies to enchantment removal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Cartouche of Zeal is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the effect. That price is a floor, not a buying opportunity; it won't appreciate, and the only reason to acquire copies is if you're actively building one of the narrow shells that wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Stangg, Echo Warrior
- Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.