Evanescent Intellect
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "
, 
: Target player mills three cards."
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #23895
Evanescent Intellect is a one-mana Aura that mills the enchanted creature's controller whenever it attacks or blocks — cheap pressure in mill strategies, but it requires a creature to stick and generates no immediate value. It earns a slot only in dedicated mill builds; everywhere else it's too slow and too conditional.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Evanescent Intellect is a fringe card in most formats, but it finds its clearest home in Commander mill decks where repeated triggers compound over a long game. In 1v1 formats like Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, it demands a creature to attach to and delivers one mill trigger per combat step — far too slow to compete when dedicated mill spells like Fractured Sanity exist. Pauper is its most plausible competitive context, where card efficiency at common rarity matters and incremental mill can close games, though it still needs the right shell to justify inclusion. In Oathbreaker and Commander, the multiplayer table extends the game long enough for Evanescent Intellect to accumulate meaningful mill, especially in decks that generate many attackers or force opponents to block.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Evanescent Intellect is deep bulk — it costs essentially nothing to acquire and holds no speculative value. Pick it up as a filler include for budget mill builds, but don't expect the price to move.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.