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Alrund's Epiphany

Sorcery

Create two 1/1 blue Bird creature tokens with flying. Take an extra turn after this one. Exile Alrund's Epiphany.
Foretell {4}{U}{U} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

CMC
7
Mana cost
{5}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
mythic
Set
Kaldheim Promos
Price
$3.75
EDHREC rank
#4485
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Alrund's Epiphany card art
Alrund's Epiphany hands you two 1/1 fliers and an extra turn for seven mana — the board impact is real, but the rate is steep unless you're foretelling it or copying it. Panoptic Mirror imprinting this card is the dream line; Ranar the Ever-Watchful turns every foretell trigger into free spirit tokens that compound across each stolen turn.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ranar the Ever-Watchful

Ranar the Ever-Watchful

47.2% of decks · synergy 0.45

Ranar the Ever-Watchful generates a 1/1 Spirit token the first time you foretell or exile a card from your hand each turn, so foretelling Alrund's Epiphany on the way in and casting it on the extra turn nets multiple tokens before combat even starts. At a 47% inclusion rate, this is the single tightest home for the card in Commander.

02
Kellan, the Kid

Kellan, the Kid

30.8% of decks · synergy 0.29

Kellan, the Kid rewards casting spells on opponents' turns, and Alrund's Epiphany creates the extra turns that let you keep triggering that ability while maintaining pressure with the bird tokens. The 30% inclusion rate reflects how naturally extra-turn spells slot into an adventure-and-instants gameplan.

03
Narset, Enlightened Master

Narset, Enlightened Master

26.8% of decks · synergy 0.26

Narset, Enlightened Master attacks and exiles cards off the top, so hitting Alrund's Epiphany for free and chaining into another extra turn is exactly what the deck is trying to do. A 27% inclusion rate confirms it's a staple in the archetype, not a fringe inclusion.

04
Edric, Spymaster of Trest

Edric, Spymaster of Trest

23.9% of decks · synergy 0.23

Edric, Spymaster of Trest draws cards when small creatures connect, and Alrund's Epiphany provides two evasive bodies plus another full turn to swing with them. The 24% inclusion rate reflects that extra turns are a core closing mechanism for Edric's go-wide-in-the-air gameplan.

05
Kastral, the Windcrested

Kastral, the Windcrested

20.3% of decks · synergy 0.18

Kastral, the Windcrested cares about having the most flying creatures, and Alrund's Epiphany producing two Bird tokens while extending the turn count makes it a natural fit. The 20% inclusion rate suggests it's a consistent include rather than a build-around, slotting in wherever Kastral wants more air superiority.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Alrund's Epiphany is a value-positive extra turn spell in any shell that can reduce its cost through foretell or copy it repeatedly — the two Bird tokens make it meaningfully better than a blank extra turn spell at the same cost. In Pioneer, it was a defining card before rotation and is still legal, though the meta has moved on; it sees fringe play in big-mana blue-white shells that can foretell it on curve. Modern's card pool gives you faster and cheaper ways to win on extra turns, so Alrund's Epiphany doesn't find serious representation there. Legacy and Vintage have Time Walk and Time Warp effects that cost far less, which makes a seven-mana extra turn nearly unplayable at those power levels. Oathbreaker can be a sweet spot if your signature spell or planeswalker creates a foretell or copy synergy, but it's a niche include rather than a staple.

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Price Context

Current price

$3.75 cheap tier

At $3.75, Alrund's Epiphany sits in the cheap tier — accessible for most budgets and easy to slot in without much deliberation. The foretell mechanic gives it enough unique texture that it's unlikely to drop further, though it won't climb without a new deck or combo that pushes demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.