Arcane Infusion
Instant
Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #11733
Arcane Infusion draws you two cards and puts an instant or sorcery back on top of your library — a clean two-for-one at instant speed for three mana. In Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot builds, that combination of refuel and setup is exactly what the engine demands, making this a near-staple.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot rewards you for casting instants and sorceries repeatedly, and Arcane Infusion feeds that loop on both ends — drawing into action now while queuing the next spell on top of your library.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Arcane Infusion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, though it sees virtually no play outside Commander. In Constructed formats the bar for a three-mana cantrip that doesn't immediately impact the board is brutally high — Arcane Infusion doesn't clear it anywhere that Treasure Cruise, Dig Through Time, or Faithless Looting are live options. Commander is where it earns its slot: the singleton constraint makes redundant card selection valuable, and spell-matter commanders turn the library manipulation into a real advantage rather than a filler effect.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Arcane Infusion is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or out of a bulk bin. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely appreciate, so treat this as a cheap role-player to slot in rather than anything to stock up on.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.