Amnesia
Sorcery
Target player reveals their hand and discards all nonland cards.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Price
- $2.48
- EDHREC rank
- #23868
Amnesia makes a target opponent discard their entire hand for four mana — total hand destruction, not a poke. Six mana is the real cost, and at sorcery speed that price tag keeps it out of competitive shells, but the effect is as complete as hand disruption gets.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Amnesia sees the most play, and even there it's a niche inclusion — stripping one opponent's hand at sorcery speed for six mana is a steep ask in a four-player game where the other two opponents untouched at the table immediately benefit. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats but have no interest in Amnesia when Hymn to Tourach and Necropotence exist; the card simply doesn't compete on efficiency. Oathbreaker's tighter card pools and two-player dynamics make Amnesia marginally more appealing, since hitting the one opponent across the table is a full reset rather than a fractional threat.
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Price Context
Current price
$2.48 cheap tier
At $2.48, Amnesia sits in budget territory for an old card with a narrow use case — you're paying for nostalgia and scarcity more than raw demand. The price is unlikely to climb without a reprint pushing new players toward it, so treat it as a stable cheap pickup if the effect fits your deck.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.