Jhessian Lookout
Creature — Human Scout
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #30883
Jhessian Lookout is a 2/1 unblockable for two mana — the body is fine, but the real selling point is that unblockable damage triggers anything that cares about combat damage to a player. It's a narrow role-player that earns its slot only in decks that specifically need that trigger reliability.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jhessian Lookout slots into decks that need a guaranteed combat damage trigger — Voltron commanders, cipher payoffs, or anything running prowl or inspired effects. Pauper is where Jhessian Lookout sees the most concentrated interest, since unblockable bodies at common are a real resource for tempo and aggressive cipher strategies. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's strictly outclassed by faster, more resilient threats and never sees competitive play. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: useful in the right trigger-hungry shell, irrelevant everywhere else.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Jhessian Lookout is pure bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not any market demand. There's no meaningful price floor to maintain here; pick it up from a bulk bin and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.