Covetous Urge
Sorcery
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from that player's graveyard or hand and exile it. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #16683
Covetous Urge lets you cast a spell directly from an opponent's hand or graveyard — card advantage and disruption stapled together for four mana. Outside of Tasha, the Witch Queen, where it also creates a Demon token, it's a fine one-off hit that rarely justifies a slot over cheaper interaction.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
Tasha, the Witch Queen triggers off any instant or sorcery you cast from anywhere other than your own hand, so Covetous Urge hitting an opponent's spell directly translates into a 3/3 Demon token on the spot — that's the engine in one line.
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 |
Covetous Urge is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's almost exclusively a Commander card. In competitive 1v1 formats the effect is too slow and too random — you're spending four mana for a spell that might whiff if the revealed card is uncastable or irrelevant. Commander is where Covetous Urge earns its keep: three opponents mean three hands and three graveyards to dig through, dramatically improving the hit rate, and the political angle of targeting the most dangerous player's hand is genuinely useful.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Covetous Urge is deep bulk — cheap enough to throw into any Tasha, the Witch Queen list without a second thought. Bulk rares at this price point rarely climb unless a new commander breaks the effect wide open, so don't expect movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.