Jousting Lance
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
During your turn, equipped creature has first strike.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #21290
Jousting Lance gives a creature +2/+0 and first strike until end of turn for two mana — fine stats, bad rate. Equipment that doesn't stick to the battlefield isn't competing for slots in 2025 Commander.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jousting Lance is too ephemeral to justify a slot — one-shot combat tricks rarely pull enough weight across a 40-life, four-player table. Pauper is where temporary pump spells have the most room to breathe, though even there you're usually reaching for something with more upside or less mana. In competitive formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, the card simply doesn't exist in the conversation — the power floor is too high. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: board presence matters more than a single combat swing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Jousting Lance is deep bulk — you'll find it in common boxes and draft chaff, not trade binders. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; there's no demand pressure that would push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.