Jilt
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Return target creature to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, it deals 2 damage to another target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #28681
Jilt bounces one creature and, for one extra mana, kills another — two relevant board interactions on a single instant. At two or three mana it's the kind of flexible removal blue decks usually have to beg other colors for.
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, Jilt earns its slot by doing double duty: bouncing a problematic permanent while killing a smaller utility creature, all at instant speed. Pauper is where it genuinely shines — the card pool is shallow enough that two-for-one instants at common rarity are meaningful, and Jilt shows up regularly in blue tempo and control lists there. Legacy and Vintage have access to strictly more powerful interaction at the same or lower cost, so Jilt doesn't make the cut in competitive builds of either format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Jilt is deep bulk — you're not spending real money here. It holds that floor indefinitely; flexible common removal never spikes, but it also never becomes worthless.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.