Johan
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have Johan gain "Johan can't attack" until end of combat. If you do, attacking doesn't cause creatures you control to tap this combat if Johan is untapped.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Chronicles Foreign Black Border
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #24412
Johan lets your whole team attack without tapping — a passive pseudo-vigilance anthem stapled to a 5/4 body that changes how combat math works for every opponent at the table. The cost is three colors and five mana for a legendary creature with no protection, which means he's a removal magnet the moment he resolves.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Johan is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is the only format where he's seen with any regularity. In Legacy and Vintage, a five-mana 5/4 with no immediate impact on the board or graveyard doesn't compete; those formats have no patience for creatures that need a full untap step to pay off. In Commander, Johan earns a slot as either the commander of a Naya or Jund combat deck or as a 99-piece in go-wide builds that want to threaten both attacks and blocks on the same turn — the effect scales directly with how many creatures you're deploying each game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Johan isn't currently available, likely because it's an older card with thin market activity. Check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current listings before picking one up — older legendaries with niche appeal can swing unpredictably between bulk and a few dollars depending on reprint history and buyout activity.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.