Jolt
Instant
You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #16356
Jolt taps two target creatures and replaces itself — two-for-one tempo at instant speed for two mana. Outside of Orvar, the All-Form shells where copying it generates a board of tapped blockers, it's too narrow to justify a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
Jolt is a cantrip that triggers Orvar, the All-Form, letting you copy any permanent you control the moment you cast it — tap down blockers, clone your best creature, and draw a card all on the same stack.
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 |
Jolt sees essentially zero competitive play despite being legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Pauper — the effect is just too low-impact for formats where tempo spells compete with Counterspell and Swords to Plowshares. In Pauper it's technically on the table, but dedicated tap-down strategies have cleaner options. Commander is where Jolt finds its only real home, and even there it's nearly exclusive to Orvar, the All-Form decks that need cheap, cantripping blue spells to fire the copy engine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Jolt is deep bulk — you're paying for the card sleeve, not the card. Demand is narrow enough that this price doesn't move; grab a copy for an Orvar deck and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.