Dictate of Kruphix
Enchantment
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Journey into Nyx Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #1911
Dictate of Kruphix hits the table and immediately starts drawing every player a card per turn — including your opponents, which is the cost you're paying for flash and a three-mana price tag. In decks that exploit group-draw triggers or use Hive Mind to weaponize the symmetry, that downside flips into the engine; everywhere else, you're donating cards and hoping to outpace the table, which Ian Malcolm, Chaotician is purpose-built to do.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician runs Dictate of Kruphix because every card Ian Malcolm, Chaotician makes opponents draw is a trigger waiting to happen — more draws means more chaos counters, more coin flips, and more free spells off his ability, turning the enchantment's symmetry into a one-sided advantage engine.
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Kami of the Crescent Moon already makes each opponent draw an extra card at upkeep, and stacking Dictate of Kruphix on top doubles the trigger density for decks built around drawing-matters payoffs and Forced Fruition-style win conditions.
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler is the group-hug commander most committed to universal card draw, and Dictate of Kruphix is a permanent, low-cost version of exactly what Kwain, Itinerant Meddler taps to do — running both just means the table draws more, faster.
The Council of Four
The Council of Four creates tokens whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, so Dictate of Kruphix guarantees that second draw happens every upkeep without any other setup, reliably converting The Council of Four's trigger into a steady stream of 2/2s.
Phelddagrif
Phelddagrif decks lean on political card-giving to generate goodwill and tempo, and Dictate of Kruphix fits that plan as a standing table benefit that keeps Phelddagrif's controller in everyone's good graces while quietly fueling draw-payoffs in the 99.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dictate of Kruphix is legal across every major format but sees meaningful play in only one: Commander. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer the symmetry is disqualifying — handing your opponent an extra card per turn while you're trying to close a game quickly is almost always a loss condition, and there are plenty of asymmetric draw options at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage have even less use for it. Commander is where the math flips: three mana for a permanent that draws the whole table cards is strong political currency, and in group-draw or chaos strategies the shared upside is a feature, not a bug. Flash matters here too — sneaking Dictate of Kruphix into play at end of turn before your turn means you're the first player to see the extra card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Hive MindEnter the InfiniteDictate of Kruphix
Each opponent loses the game; Infinite card draw; Infinite card draw for each opponent; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite draw triggers for each opponent
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.