Jeskai Revelation
Instant
Return target spell or permanent to its owner's hand. Jeskai Revelation deals 4 damage to any target. Create two 1/1 white Monk creature tokens with prowess. Draw two cards. You gain 4 life.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RUW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $1.94
- EDHREC rank
- #13712
Jeskai Revelation draws you up to three cards, puts the rest on the bottom of your library, and gains you life equal to cards drawn — all for three mana at instant speed. Under Shiko and Narset, Unified, that cost drops further and the spell can be recast, turning a solid one-shot into a repeatable engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified reduce the cost of noncreature spells and let you rebound them, meaning Jeskai Revelation draws six cards across two turns while the life gain stacks up as a meaningful buffer — 19% of those decks run it for exactly that loop.
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Gandalf of the Secret Fire copies the first instant or sorcery you cast each turn, so Jeskai Revelation effectively becomes a six-card draw spell with double the life gain the moment Gandalf is on the battlefield.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jeskai Revelation earns its slot as instant-speed card selection that also stabilizes your life total — the combination is rare at three mana, and it scales well in spellslinger builds that want both refueling and interaction on opponents' turns. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too conditional; Brainstorm effects and cheaper cantrips handle selection more efficiently without the life-gain rider you rarely need. Legacy and Vintage have access to the full suite of broken blue draw, so Jeskai Revelation doesn't compete there. Oathbreaker is where it quietly overperforms — planeswalker commanders that reward noncreature spell density find the instant speed and life gain genuinely relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.94 cheap tier
At $1.94, Jeskai Revelation sits in the cheap tier — low enough to include on pure playability grounds without a budget conversation. It's a recent card with a narrow but real audience, so the price is stable rather than likely to crater.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.