Lost Jitte
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put a charge counter on Lost Jitte.
Remove a charge counter from Lost Jitte: Choose one —
• Untap target land.
• Target creature can't block this turn.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature.
Equip 
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- The Big Score
- Price
- $4.52
- EDHREC rank
- #4286
Lost Jitte lands and immediately starts generating charge counters through combat, enabling drain effects, stat manipulation, and removal without spending additional mana. The catch is that it rewards the decks willing to attack — commanders like Kilo, Apogee Mind and Slicer, Hired Muscle get full value; passive or non-combat builds largely don't.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
Slicer, Hired Muscle attacks every turn by design, which means Lost Jitte accumulates charge counters at a pace most equipment decks can only dream of — drain your opponents, weaken blockers, or remove small creatures, all as a byproduct of doing what Slicer was already doing.
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos cares about copying effects from spells and abilities, and Lost Jitte's activated abilities slot naturally into that value engine — charge counters generated through repeated combat give Alexios consistent triggers to work with without requiring extra setup.
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is built around equipping weapons and pressing combat advantages, so Lost Jitte is a natural fit — the repeatable charge counter generation keeps Cloud's equipped threat growing while the drain and removal modes answer the board states that would otherwise stall the attack.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lost Jitte occupies a reliable role in any aggressive or equipment-focused build — the charge counter engine is slow enough that it rarely draws immediate hate, but consistent enough to generate real value over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage, it competes in a space where Umezawa's Jitte sets the ceiling; Lost Jitte doesn't match that power level, but it's legal and fills a similar niche for lower-power or casual constructed tables. Modern and Pioneer players considering Lost Jitte are mostly looking at budget or thematic equipment builds, where the drain and removal modes justify the slot. Standard legality makes it a live pickup for limited-time constructed, though its ceiling there depends heavily on whether a combat-focused equipment archetype is viable in the format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kilo, Apogee MindMinamo, School at Water's EdgeLost JitteRelic of Legends
Infinite proliferate
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Kilo, Apogee MindMinamo, School at Water's EdgeLost JitteParadise Mantle
Infinite proliferate
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Current price
$4.52 cheap tier
At $4.52, Lost Jitte sits in the cheap tier — low enough to slot into most budgets without deliberation. It holds that price point on the strength of its Commander demand, particularly in Slicer and equipment builds, so it's unlikely to crater.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.