Courier's Capsule
Artifact
, 
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #19790
Courier's Capsule costs four mana and a tap to draw two cards — functional, but four mana for two cards is a rate the format has largely moved past. Run it only when you need artifact synergy or have exhausted better options.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Courier's Capsule occupies the bottom tier of playable draw — it replaces itself with one extra card, but the four-mana investment plus the tap requirement makes it slow in a format where Arcane Denial and Read the Bones exist at lower cost. Pauper is where Courier's Capsule is most defensible: artifact-matters commons are scarce, and the common slot makes it a real consideration for Affinity or improvise builds. In Legacy and Vintage it has no competitive footprint — the formats move too fast for a four-mana do-nothing at instant speed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Courier's Capsule is bulk and will stay there — it has never commanded a premium and has no realistic path to scarcity. Buy it if you need it, but the low price reflects the low ceiling.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.