Tel-Jilad Justice
Instant
Destroy target artifact. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #18473
Tel-Jilad Justice destroys an artifact or enchantment and replaces itself with a scry 2 — that's two effects on one card for two mana. Kenessos, Priest of Thassa lists it in over 12% of builds, which tells you exactly how much green creature-heavy decks value incidental card selection stapled onto removal.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa wants to hit land drops and find specific creatures on top of the library, so the scry 2 from Tel-Jilad Justice does double duty — clearing a problem permanent while stacking the next draw.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tel-Jilad Justice sits in the second tier of artifact and enchantment removal: worse than Krosan Grip on raw power, better than Naturalize on card economy thanks to the scry. It earns a slot when you want removal that smooths draws rather than just trading one-for-one. In Legacy and Vintage, the effect is too narrow and too slow — dedicated hate pieces like Nature's Claim or Disenchant outclass it, and those formats punish reactive two-mana spells. Modern similarly has cheaper and more flexible options, so Tel-Jilad Justice sees essentially no competitive play there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Tel-Jilad Justice is bulk, and that price is stable — it's a common with niche demand and no scarcity driving it up. Pick it up freely as a role-player; don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.