Jeska, Warrior Adept
Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian Warrior
First strike, haste
: Jeska deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $2.53
- EDHREC rank
- #18860
Jeska, Warrior Adept enters with haste and first strike on a 3/1 body for four mana — the threat is immediate, not conditional. The cost is fragility: four toughness kills her, and at four mana she needs to do real work the turn she lands, which she does.
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 |
Jeska, Warrior Adept is a Commander card almost exclusively — her value comes from the partner mechanic and legendary synergies that the format enables, not raw power. In Legacy and Vintage she's legal but irrelevant; a 3/1 haste first striker for four is not competitive in environments where that mana can deploy format-defining threats. Commander is where she belongs: as a partner she occupies the command zone, gives you reliable access to haste and first strike every game, and combines with zero-mana partners like Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh to generate explosive early pressure. Oathbreaker is technically legal but the format's lower life totals and planeswalker-as-commander structure don't benefit from what she does.
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Price Context
Current price
$2.53 cheap tier
At $2.53, Jeska, Warrior Adept sits in cheap territory — affordable enough to slot into any partner build without a second thought. The price is stable; she sees consistent Commander demand as a partner but won't spike without a reprint driving renewed attention.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.