Concentrate
Sorcery
Draw three cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #11530
Concentrate draws you four cards for four mana — a clean rate that refills a depleted hand in one shot. It's a serviceable inclusion when budget is the constraint, but strictly worse options exist at every power level above casual.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Concentrate competes in the most crowded slot in the game — four-mana draw spells — where Fact or Fiction, Harmonize, and Rhystic Study all outclass it on raw value or repeatable upside. In Legacy and Vintage, no competitive deck touches Concentrate when Ancestral Recall, Brainstorm, and Ponder exist. Modern is the same story: the format has enough efficient cantrips that a four-mana sorcery drawing four still doesn't make the cut. Concentrate's real home is a budget Commander pile where the $0.31 price tag matters more than optimal card selection.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Concentrate sits firmly in bulk territory — you're buying it because the slot needs filling and the budget is tight, not because it's the right card. It's unlikely to appreciate; better draw spells are widely available at comparable or lower prices, so there's no floor holding this one up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.