Checkpoint Officer
Creature — Human Soldier
, 
: Tap target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #25073
Checkpoint Officer taps down an attacker or blocker once per turn for two mana, which is a slow, low-impact way to buy time. Outside of dedicated tap-matters or detain synergy builds, cheaper and more permanent answers exist at every price point.
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 Commander, Checkpoint Officer occupies the weakest possible slot — a reactive, single-target tap effect on a 1/2 body does almost nothing at a four-player table. Pauper is the only format where it sees any real consideration, slotting into white weenie or flicker shells that want repeatable pseudo-removal on a budget. In Modern and Pioneer, the rate is simply too low; Checkpoint Officer doesn't threaten the board and gets outclassed by format-staple interaction at the same mana cost. Legacy and Vintage don't register it at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Checkpoint Officer is deep bulk — you're not buying it for value, you're raiding a commons box for a specific synergy piece. It won't appreciably rise unless a future set prints a detain-matters payoff, which hasn't materialized in years.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.