Earth Kingdom Jailer
Creature — Human Soldier Ally
When this creature enters, exile up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater until this creature leaves the battlefield.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #12241
Earth Kingdom Jailer locks down an opponent's creature the turn it enters and keeps it locked as long as the Jailer stays on board — that's a Pacifism stapled to a body. The cost is real: a 3/2 for three mana dies to any incidental removal and frees the imprisoned creature the moment it does, so running it means accepting that your threat answer is also a threat to your board state. In Katara, the Fearless specifically, that trade is worth it — the triggered upside more than covers the fragility.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Katara, the Fearless
Katara, the Fearless rewards you for playing spells with earthbending and firebending effects, and Earth Kingdom Jailer slots cleanly into that as both a removal piece and a synergy trigger — nearly half of all Katara decks run it for exactly that reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Earth Kingdom Jailer is legal across every major constructed format, but the honest answer is that constructed mostly ignores it — a 3/2 that taps a single creature doesn't clear the bar in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where tempo decks want cheaper interaction and midrange decks want higher ceiling threats. Standard is the one non-Commander format where it's plausibly playable in a creature-light control shell if the format's threats are ground-based and the body matters. Commander is where Earth Kingdom Jailer actually earns its slot: one-for-one removal is usually weak in a four-player game, but the persistent lock effect means it's doing real work every turn it survives, and in Katara, the Fearless decks it doubles as an on-theme synergy piece.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Earth Kingdom Jailer is deep bulk — you're not buying it for financial upside, you're buying it because it costs less than a sleeve. Bulk rares from cross-IP sets tend to stay flat or drop further as supply settles, so treat this as a pure gameplay pick.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.