Jackal Pup
Creature — Jackal
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to you.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #23513
Jackal Pup is a 2/1 for one red mana — maximum early aggression at minimum cost, with the tradeoff that damage dealt to it redirects to you. Pair it with Pariah's Shield to flip that drawback into a damage-immunity engine, and the downside vanishes entirely.
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 |
In Legacy and Vintage, Jackal Pup is a relic of a faster era — one-mana 2/1s with relevant drawbacks have been power-crept by cleaner options like Goblin Guide, so it sees essentially no competitive play. Pauper is its most natural home, where aggressive red commons still fight for slots and a turn-one 2/1 can close games before the drawback ever matters. In Commander, Jackal Pup is a niche inclusion: the 40-life format dulls its aggression, but combo shells that exploit the damage-redirection clause give it a specific, defensible reason to appear in the 99.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Jackal Pup is pure bulk — no reason to hesitate on picking up copies for any deck that wants it. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb, but at this floor it simply doesn't matter.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Pariah's Shield
- Pariah
- With Great Power . . .
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.