Farrel's Zealot
Creature — Human
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may have it deal 3 damage to target creature. If you do, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28748
Farrel's Zealot swings as a 3/3 that forces your opponent to block with at least two creatures or eat 6 damage to the face — real pressure for three mana. The catch is that conditional ability only fires when you target another creature you control, so it does nothing without a board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Farrel's Zealot is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the forced-block clause can generate real value in go-wide white aggro builds — forcing two blockers off a defended board clears a path — but a 3/3 for three mana with a conditional ability is well below the power threshold most tables demand. In Pauper, white aggro has access to far more efficient threats, so Farrel's Zealot sits firmly on the outside looking in.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Farrel's Zealot is pure bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price reflects its play rate accurately, and there's no meaningful demand driver that would push it higher.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.