Etched Oracle
Artifact Creature — Wizard
Sunburst (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
, Remove four +1/+1 counters from this creature: Target player draws three cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Planechase
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #9228
Etched Oracle puts four cards in hand for four mana — one of the most efficient raw-draw payoffs in Commander for decks that can meet the sunburst cost. Inspirit, Flagship Vessel makes that cost trivial, but even outside dedicated multicolor engines, the Oracle earns its slot anywhere that can reliably produce four colors of mana.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel generates multicolored tokens and cares about artifact creatures, which means Etched Oracle enters with four charge counters almost automatically and turns into a repeatable draw-four when you're ready to sacrifice it.
Kilo, Apogee Mind
Kilo, Apogee Mind rewards artifact and +1/+1 counter synergies, making Etched Oracle a natural fit — it arrives loaded with charge counters and converts them into a full grip the moment it becomes redundant.
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 |
Commander is where Etched Oracle does its best work — four-color mana bases are common, the sunburst condition is easy to meet, and drawing four cards off a single sacrifice is game-changing card advantage. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but almost never played; those formats have faster, less conditional draw engines that don't ask you to sequence four different mana colors first. Modern is the same story: the sunburst requirement is a real obstacle in a format where two-color decks dominate. Etched Oracle is a Commander card through and through, and it should be evaluated entirely on that axis.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Etched Oracle is bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or $1 rare box. Bulk rare status is stable here; it sees steady Commander demand but no competitive crossover to push the price up.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.