Jinx
Instant
Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #18379
Jinx makes target permanent's controller's spells cost one more until end of turn — which sounds narrow until you realize it triggers Orvar, the All-Form and generates a clone of any permanent you own for one blue mana. At one mana instant speed, the ceiling is absurd and the floor is a situational tax piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
Jinx targeting your own permanent is all Orvar, the All-Form needs to trigger and produce a free copy — one blue mana for a clone of any permanent you control is the entire reason Jinx shows up in over 9,900 Orvar lists.
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, Jinx is a one-mana Orvar, the All-Form enabler first and a soft tax spell second — the clone line is why it earns a slot. In Pauper, the card is legal but the tax effect is too fragile and too temporary to slow combo or aggro decks in a meaningful way. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but Jinx does nothing those formats care about. The card's home is firmly Commander, specifically inside blue decks built around copying permanents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Jinx is deep bulk — you will find it in any common box or dollar bin without effort. Bulk commons that slot into a single popular commander archetype rarely climb, so there is no reason to stockpile copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.