Fledgling Djinn
Creature — Djinn
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to you.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #28778
Fledgling Djinn is a 2/3 flyer for two mana, which is a real rate — the catch is it deals 1 damage to you at the beginning of each upkeep. That upkeep drain makes it unplayable in virtually any context where better black two-drops exist.
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 |
Fledgling Djinn is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Pauper, where the common-card pool thins out, a 2/3 flyer for two can be relevant in aggressive black builds, though the life-drain is a real cost in a format where life totals are tight. In Legacy and Vintage, the card doesn't come close to competing. In Commander, the self-damage is trivial over a long game, but a vanilla 2/3 flyer with upside for opponents is never a serious inclusion at 100 cards.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Fledgling Djinn sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card that fills a draft chaff box. Don't expect that price to move; there's no competitive demand pulling it anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.