Jungle Lion
Creature — Cat
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Online Theme Decks
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26923
Jungle Lion is a 2/1 for one green mana — as efficient as aggressive creatures get — but the drawback of being unable to block makes it a pure offense-only piece. In any format where you need early pressure, it punches above its cost; in any format where you need a body that does double duty, it falls flat.
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 |
Jungle Lion is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Commander, but the formats where it actually earns a slot are narrow. In Pauper aggro, a 2/1 for one mana is genuinely playable — green one-drops are slim at common, and early damage matters. Legacy has access to far better one-drops, so Jungle Lion doesn't compete there. In Commander, a vanilla 2/1 that can't block is close to unplayable — 40-life games reward utility and resilience, and Jungle Lion offers neither.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Jungle Lion isn't available, but as a bulk common-era creature with no competitive demand, copies typically run well under a dollar. It's not a card you track down for value — you pick it up because you want it, and it'll cost almost nothing when you do.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.