Jeskai Student
Creature — Human Monk
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #24883
Jeskai Student is a one-mana 1/2 that grows whenever you cast a noncreature spell and gains flying and first strike once it hits three counters — real upside, but it asks you to build around it. In most contexts a vanilla 1/2 for one that needs a critical mass of instants and sorceries to matter isn't pulling its weight.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jeskai Student fits narrowest in Jeskai spellslinger builds — think Narset, Enlightened Master or Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest — where you're already casting noncreature spells every turn and the flying first-striker becomes a legitimate threat. Outside of dedicated spell-heavy shells it's too slow; a 1/2 that takes several turns to become relevant gets outpaced by what everyone else is doing at the table. In Pauper, where the card is legal and the curve is compressed, Jeskai Student has a more realistic home in tempo or prowess-adjacent strategies where cheap spells are the whole game plan. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more consistent options for the same role and won't touch it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Jeskai Student is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than order individually. Bulk commons don't appreciate; pick it up if you want it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.