Joven
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
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: Destroy target noncreature artifact.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #25258
Joven taps artifacts for three mana — a niche, slow form of disruption that rarely justifies a deck slot when cheaper, permanent removal exists. Unless the deck is built explicitly around tapping effects or artifact-hate engines, there are better options at every point on the curve.
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, Joven is a fringe include at best — the three-mana activation cost is steep when opponents can respond by sacrificing or cracking the artifact anyway, and a 2/3 body for four mana doesn't pull its weight in a 100-card singleton format. Legacy and Vintage have never wanted Joven; those formats move too fast for a tap-to-disable effect that doesn't destroy anything. Pauper is the one place Joven's disruption could theoretically matter, though even there the competition for four-mana creatures is stiff and artifact removal spells are cheaper and cleaner.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Joven is deep bulk — you're not buying it for value, you're buying it because you want it specifically. Don't expect that price to move; demand is minimal and supply from older sets is plentiful.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.