Devout Invocation
Sorcery
Tap any number of untapped creatures you control. Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying for each creature tapped this way.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Price
- $2.28
- EDHREC rank
- #13699
Devout Invocation converts your entire creature base into an Angel army at instant speed — one spell, one attack, and the game is frequently over. Seven mana is steep, but Elminster and similar token-generating commanders routinely assemble the board state that makes this a one-sided blowout.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elminster
Elminster generates Wizard tokens and scry triggers that both build toward a wide board and smooth out the draws needed to find Devout Invocation — tap the Wizards, make Angels, win on the swing.
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 |
Devout Invocation is a Commander card through and through. In a 40-life, multiplayer format where creature-heavy midrange boards are common, converting a dozen creatures into 4/4 flying Angels in one shot routinely ends games on the spot. In competitive eternal formats like Legacy or Vintage it sees essentially no play — seven mana for a do-nothing-until-combat effect is unacceptable when the game is often decided by turn three. Pioneer and Modern are similarly hostile; the payoff is real but the timeline to cast it is fantasy. Oathbreaker can support it in creature-dense shells, though the format's 60-card constraint makes assembling the necessary board less consistent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.28 cheap tier
At $2.28, Devout Invocation sits firmly in the budget tier for a mythic with genuine game-ending potential. That price reflects its narrow Commander-only appeal, and there's no meaningful pressure pushing it higher — pick one up without overthinking it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elminster
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.