Disorder in the Court
Instant
Exile X target creatures, then investigate X times. Return the exiled cards to the battlefield tapped under their owners' control at the beginning of the next end step. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Crimson Vow Commander
- Price
- $1.21
- EDHREC rank
- #5086
Disorder in the Court bounces any number of your own creatures to hand at instant speed, replacing each one with a clue — raw card advantage stapled to a mass flicker effect for a single blue mana base cost. In Hinata, Dawn-Crowned, that cost craters to near-nothing, making this one of the most efficient spells in the archetype.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned reduces Disorder in the Court's cost by one for each target, so bouncing three creatures costs a single blue mana and generates three clues — the card essentially pays for itself in card advantage while resetting ETB triggers.
Morska, Undersea Sleuth
Morska, Undersea Sleuth cares about clues and investigation, so Disorder in the Court pulling double duty as a clue factory and a protection spell is exactly what that engine wants — bounce your squad at instant speed, generate a pile of clues, and replay your ETBs.
Sophia, Dogged Detective
Sophia, Dogged Detective rewards clue creation with investigate synergies, and Disorder in the Court flooding the board with clues while simultaneously protecting creatures from a wipe is a two-for-one that fits the strategy cleanly.
Inquisitor Greyfax
Inquisitor Greyfax runs a vigilance-heavy go-wide game where protecting a full board from a single removal spell matters, and Disorder in the Court does that while leaving behind clues to reload — an easy inclusion for a deck that can't afford to lose its board state.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Disorder in the Court earns its slot — the combination of mass-flicker protection and incidental clue generation maps perfectly onto ETB-value decks, Azorius clue synergy commanders, and anything running Hinata, Dawn-Crowned. Legacy and Vintage have it legal but won't touch it; the effect is too slow and too build-around for formats where one mana buys Brainstorm or Force of Will. Disorder in the Court is a Commander card through and through, and it knows it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.21 cheap tier
At $1.21, Disorder in the Court is cheap for the effect it provides, especially in the decks that actively want it. Supply is healthy and the price reflects that — don't expect it to spike, but at this tier there's no reason to hesitate picking one up.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.