Juzám Djinn
Creature — Djinn
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to you.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Price
- $1391.91
- EDHREC rank
- #27054
Juzám Djinn is a 5/5 for four mana — one of the most efficient threats ever printed — and the one-damage-per-upkeep drawback is almost irrelevant in a format where games end fast or life totals don't matter. The catch is the color restriction: it's mono-black only, which is a real constraint in Commander's multicolor environment.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Legacy and Vintage, Juzám Djinn is a historical curiosity more than a live threat — those formats have since surpassed a vanilla 5/5 for four with Murktide Regent, Tarmogoyf, and a dozen other threats that come with upside rather than a drawback. Commander is where Juzám Djinn finds its most interesting niche: mono-black decks like Erebos or K'rrik can run it as a pure rate play, and the upkeep drain synergizes loosely with life-payment themes. The 40-life starting total makes the self-damage even less meaningful than it looks, though decks that repeatedly pay life for value need to respect the cumulative bleed.
Key Combos
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Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Juzám Djinn's core appeal is raw stat efficiency in black, and Phyrexian Obliterator fills a similar role — four mana, massive presence, mono-black constraint — at a fraction of the price, with a punishing ability replacing the passive drawback. If you want a clean rate without the color restriction, Desecration Demon and Abyssal Persecutor both come close in size for four mana, each trading Juzám Djinn's simplicity for their own conditional baggage.
Price Context
Current price
$1391.91 premium tier
At $1,391.91, Juzám Djinn sits firmly in the vintage collectible tier — this price reflects Arabian Nights scarcity and iconic status as much as playability. It holds value the way any low-print-run Reserved List card does, but you're paying four figures for a vanilla 5/5 with a drawback, not a competitive staple.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.