Jeering Instigator
Creature — Goblin Rogue
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, if it's your turn, gain control of another target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15450
Jeering Instigator steals any creature on the table at instant speed — morph lets it ambush a blocker or grab a combo piece mid-combat for just two mana when you flip it face-up. In Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods, that morph trigger also hits Yarus's attack payoff, making it pull double duty as disruption and an extra body.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods triggers on every face-down creature that attacks, so Jeering Instigator's morph cost becomes a mana-efficient way to both activate Yarus's engine and temporarily steal the most dangerous creature at the table in the same motion.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Jeering Instigator is a Commander card through and through — the effect is too slow and too conditional to compete in Legacy or Modern, where the game is often decided before a three-mana morph creature gets to attack. In Pioneer it's legal but functionally absent; the format's aggro and midrange decks have no interest in a fragile steal effect that returns at end of turn. Commander is where Jeering Instigator earns its keep: multiplayer combat creates constant opportunities to borrow a must-answer threat, and morph synergy commanders like Yarus turn the flip cost into a two-for-one.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Jeering Instigator, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its narrow competitive playability and single-set printing, it typically sits in the bulk-to-$1 range — worth grabbing cheaply if you're building a morph deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.