Joust Through
Instant
Joust Through deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. You gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #15886
Joust Through trades a creature and draws a card for two mana — the removal plus cantrip combination is the whole pitch. In aristocrats builds, that trade-off sharpens: Elenda, Saint of Dusk wants her own creatures dying, so the removal mode is almost incidental compared to the death trigger it produces.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda, Saint of Dusk grows whenever another creature dies, so Joust Through doubles as a +1/+1 counter generator and a removal spell — the cantrip just keeps the engine from stalling.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Joust Through occupies the low end of the removal curve — a two-mana instant that replaces itself is structurally fine, but most battlecruiser tables demand exile or coverage of indestructible threats, and Joust Through provides neither. Aristocrats commanders that benefit from friendly creature deaths are where it actually earns a slot rather than just filling one. In competitive 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, the effect is too conditional — combat-trick removal sees almost no play at this power level when unconditional options abound. Standard is the format most likely to reward it on a temporary basis, where creature-heavy metas and limited card pools make a cantripping removal spell more competitive. Pauper is the one format where it's not legal, which is also the format where this effect would be most at home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Joust Through is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box without a second thought. Bulk rares and niche commons don't tend to spike unless a deck archetype breaks into the mainstream, and nothing about this effect suggests that trajectory.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.