Tel-Jilad Exile
Creature — Troll Warrior
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #30330
Tel-Jilad Exile turns any creature you control into a free sacrifice outlet that also proliferates — a two-for-one trigger stapled to a 2/1 body for three mana. The cost is real: three mana for a 2/1 is a bad rate, and the effect only matters if you're already built around counters or sacrifice synergies.
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, Tel-Jilad Exile earns a slot in dedicated +1/+1 counter or proliferate builds — Atraxa, Praetors' Voice and similar commanders can use the free sacrifice-and-proliferate trigger repeatedly to compound counters across the board. In Pauper, the common designation makes it available, but the format's faster tempo means a three-mana 2/1 without immediate board impact rarely survives long enough to matter. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the effect isn't remotely powerful enough to compete. Commander is where Tel-Jilad Exile actually lives, and even there it's a role-player, not a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Tel-Jilad Exile is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a commons box, not buying it. There's no reason to expect the price to move; it sees narrow enough play that demand will never outpace supply.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.