Jund Sojourners
Creature — Lizard Shaman
When you cycle this card and when this creature dies, you may have it deal 1 damage to any target.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alara Reborn
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #28944
Jund Sojourners cycles for one mana and pings a player or planeswalker for 3 when it does — that's a free damage trigger stapled to a cantrip body. The floor is a 2/2 for three mana that replaces itself; the ceiling is chip damage that pressures planeswalkers your opponents think are safe.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jund Sojourners is a fringe inclusion — the cycling synergy shells built around Gavi, Nest Warden or Brallin, Skyshark Rider actually want it, but outside those decks the body is too small and the damage too minor to matter at a 40-life table. Pauper is where Jund Sojourners has the most legitimate standing, slotting into Cycling decks that chain triggers off cards like Drannith Stinger for repeated pings. In Legacy and Vintage it's strictly outclassed — the cycling cost is real mana and the effect doesn't approach the power level those formats demand. Modern sees it occasionally in fringe Cycling builds, but the competition for three-drops is steep enough that it rarely makes the cut.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Jund Sojourners is deep bulk — you'll find it in bulk boxes and dollar bins without looking. That price is stable by gravity, not demand; it won't spike unless a Cycling commander breaks out in Commander or Pauper, and even then the ceiling is modest.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.