Disrupting Scepter
Artifact
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: Target player discards a card. Activate only during your turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #26576
Disrupting Scepter forces any target opponent to discard a card at sorcery speed for three mana to activate — repeatable hand disruption stapled to an artifact. The catch is that sorcery-speed activation and three-mana per use make it too slow to matter in most competitive metas, leaving it a casual-only tool.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Disrupting Scepter is a casual table tool — three mana per activation is steep when you're targeting one of three opponents, and sorcery speed means savvy players can empty their hands in response to threats before you tap down. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient discard like Thoughtseize and Hymn to Tourach, so Disrupting Scepter never sees play there despite being legal. Modern is the same story — the card is legal but irrelevant. Oathbreaker is the one format where it could find a niche, specifically in Planeswalker-commander decks built around attrition, but even there better options exist.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Disrupting Scepter is firmly bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that sees almost no demand. It holds no financial value and unlikely to appreciate, so pick it up freely for casual builds without a second thought.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.