---
name: "Zhalfirin Decoy"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "J21"
set_name: "Jumpstart: Historic Horizons"
collector_number: "162"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Paul Scott Canavan"
oracle_id: "b22e55ef-fb74-4991-a43b-9d3ce06c23e5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zhalfirin-decoy-j21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Zhalfirin Decoy
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
{T}: Tap target creature. Activate only if you had a creature enter the battlefield under your control this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Master Decoy](/printing/master-decoy-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Akroan Jailer](/printing/akroan-jailer-ori.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Checkpoint Officer](/printing/checkpoint-officer-iko.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Gavony Trapper](/printing/gavony-trapper-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Seasoned Marshal](/printing/seasoned-marshal-ddf.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Gideon's Lawkeeper](/printing/gideons-lawkeeper-m12.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #162
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Paul Scott Canavan
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`