Trained Jackal
Creature — Jackal
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $3.76
- EDHREC rank
- #26864
Trained Jackal is a 2/1 for one green mana with no abilities — it does nothing beyond occupying a slot on turn one. There is no format where this is the correct card to put in your deck.
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 |
Trained Jackal is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 2/1 vanilla for one mana is irrelevant by turn two and a liability by turn four — 40-life games and three opponents demand more than a body with no text box. In Pauper, where one-drops actually matter, there are strictly better options at the same cost with keywords or relevant creature types. Legacy and Vintage have access to the most powerful cards ever printed, and Trained Jackal competes with none of them.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.76 cheap tier
At $3.76, Trained Jackal is priced well above its playability — this is a collector or novelty purchase, not a competitive one. That price won't hold long-term demand from gameplay; if you're buying it, you're buying the card, not the effect.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.