Eyes of Gitaxias
Sorcery
Incubate 3. (Create an Incubator token with three +1/+1 counters on it and "
: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #19585
Eyes of Gitaxias lands on the battlefield and immediately caps every opponent's hand at four cards — a permanent, symmetry-breaking tax that only gets worse for opponents who draw-heavy. The floor is a 1/3 flash body for five mana, which is the real cost: you're paying five for a static effect that any removal spell answers.
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 |
In Commander, Eyes of Gitaxias earns its slot exclusively in hand-disruption or Phyrexian-tribal builds — four cards is still a functional hand for most opponents, so the pressure is real only when paired with discard payoffs or mass wheel effects. In Pauper it's legal but competes poorly against purpose-built control tools at lower mana costs. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a five-mana do-nothing-immediately enchantment to see serious play. Modern has enough efficient threats that spending five mana to restrict hand size without winning immediately is a liability. Eyes of Gitaxias is a Commander card first and last.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Eyes of Gitaxias is deep bulk — pick it out of a dollar box or grab a playset for under a quarter. Demand is narrow enough that the price has no meaningful floor to defend, but it's also so cheap that there's no reason not to own a copy if the effect fits your build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.