Jeong Jeong's Deserters
Creature — Human Rebel Ally
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #15444
Jeong Jeong's Deserters enters as a 3/3 for four mana and immediately converts any blocking creature it fights into a liability for the opponent — the built-in fight effect creates real board presence the turn it lands. Four mana for a 3/3 with a conditional fight is fair, not exciting, and only earns its slot in decks that specifically reward fight effects or need bodies that remove threats on arrival.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jeong Jeong's Deserters occupies a narrow niche — fight-tribal or creature-combat decks that want redundant fight effects on bodies, since the format's singleton rule means you can't lean on it consistently. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a 3/3 for four that fights once on entry doesn't clear the bar when options like Inscription of Abundance or Snakeskin Veil exist at a fraction of the cost. Pauper is the format where Jeong Jeong's Deserters has the most plausible home, since common-slot fight effects are genuinely scarce and a 3/3 body is above the baseline there. Legacy and Vintage ignore it entirely — the competition at four mana is simply too steep.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Jeong Jeong's Deserters is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card. Don't expect the price to move; niche fight-on-a-stick commons rarely find the demand spike that would push them off the bulk floor.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.