Jerrard of the Closed Fist
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters Edition III
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27029
Jerrard of the Closed Fist is a 7/6 trampler for six mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no static ability, and no text beyond a flavor-adjacent creature type — what you see is a vanilla beatstick at mythic-rare pricing from a bygone era. The body is fine; the card is not.
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 Commander, Jerrard of the Closed Fist is a curiosity rather than a card choice — a 7/6 with trample occupies a six-mana slot that green and red fill far more efficiently with creatures that generate value on entry or change the board state immediately. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; no competitive shell wants a vanilla 7/6 at six mana when those formats are ending games on turns one through three. Pauper is legal on paper but Jerrard is not a common, so that label is misleading. Oathbreaker has no meaningful application either. This card exists almost entirely as a collector's piece or nostalgia pick.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Jerrard of the Closed Fist is currently unavailable, but copies regularly surface in bulk bins and budget lots given the card's negligible competitive demand. There is no gameplay-driven reason to pay a premium — if you want it, find the cheapest copy available.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.