Jandor's Saddlebags
Artifact
, 
: Untap target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Price
- $58.39
- EDHREC rank
- #15842
Jandor's Saddlebags lets you untap any creature for three mana and a tap — a repeatable effect that enables extra attacks, dodge removal, or abuse of tap abilities. The three-mana activation cost is steep, but the effect has no creature-type restriction and works on any target you control.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Jandor's Saddlebags is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it sees real play. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient untap effects and combo enablers, so Jandor's Saddlebags doesn't compete there. In Commander, the card earns its slot in decks that need to untap a specific creature repeatedly — particularly commanders whose tap abilities generate mana, tokens, or card advantage where the three-mana activation pays for itself.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Jandor's Saddlebags has few direct analogues, but Freed from the Real and Pemmin's Aura both attach to a creature and untap it for a single blue mana — strictly more efficient if you're targeting one creature and can afford blue. For colorless untap effects, Thousand-Year Elixir adds haste on top and costs less to activate, making it the stronger artifact option in most creature-tap builds.
Price Context
Current price
$58.39 premium tier
At $58.39, Jandor's Saddlebags sits firmly in premium territory — driven almost entirely by age and scarcity rather than competitive demand. The effect is narrow enough that the price won't hold against reprints, and there are cheaper alternatives that outperform it in most contexts.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.