Jackal Familiar
Creature — Jackal
This creature can't attack or block alone.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #28908
Jackal Familiar is a 2/2 for one red mana with a hard dependency — it can't attack or block alone, which means it's structurally useless without another creature in play. The stat line is fine; the restriction makes it unplayable in nearly every context.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Jackal Familiar is legal in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Commander, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper, where one-mana creatures get scrutinized hard, the attack-and-block restriction disqualifies it — Goblin Guide and Monastery Swiftspear set the bar, and Jackal Familiar doesn't clear it. In Commander, a 2/2 for one is already undersized for a 40-life multiplayer table, and the dependency on a second creature makes it a liability in the early turns when your board is empty. No competitive shell in any of these formats wants it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Jackal Familiar sits in bulk territory, which is exactly where it belongs. Don't expect that floor to move — bulk commons with narrow restrictions don't accumulate demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.