Rock Jockey
Creature — Goblin
You can't cast Rock Jockey if you've played a land this turn.
You can't play lands if this creature was cast this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scourge
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #30148
Rock Jockey is a 3/3 for two mana — a genuinely above-rate body — stapled to a hard restriction: you can't cast it if you played a land this turn. In dedicated storm or artifact-storm shells that regularly skip land drops mid-combo, that drawback evaporates; everywhere else, it's a constant tension that rarely pays off.
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 |
Rock Jockey sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy or Vintage despite being legal in both — two-mana 3/3s with restrictions don't compete with the raw power available in those formats. In Pauper, the same logic applies: aggressive commons with cleaner text outclass it. Commander is the most forgiving home, specifically in storm combo decks that chain spells without touching lands mid-turn, but even there Rock Jockey is a fringe inclusion rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Rock Jockey is deep bulk — the price reflects its near-zero demand across every format. Don't expect movement; this is a box-filler that stays a box-filler.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.