Jade Idol
Artifact
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, this artifact becomes a 4/4 Spirit artifact creature until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #29482
Jade Idol gives you a 3/3 trampler on demand while doubling as a Forest in your mana base — two roles on one card slot. The cost is real: three mana to animate means you're not doing it for free, and a vanilla 3/3 isn't closing games in 2025 Commander.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jade Idol earns its seat only in decks that specifically reward land count, Forest count, or permanents that swap between types — Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait and similar landfall commanders get mild value from the Forest mode, but most lists have better options. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but irrelevant; those formats don't have the patience for a three-mana activation on a 3/3 with no evasion beyond trample. Modern is the same story — the card sees no competitive play. Jade Idol is a Commander card in practice, and even there it's a fringe inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Jade Idol is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. Bulk dual-role permanents like this don't appreciate unless a new commander breaks the Forest-animation axis wide open, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.