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Firemind Vessel

Artifact

This artifact enters tapped.
{T}: Add two mana of different colors.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{4}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
War of the Spark
Price
$0.29
EDHREC rank
#4186
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Firemind Vessel card art
Firemind Vessel enters tapped and costs four mana, but it produces two mana of any color combination on every subsequent turn — that's a meaningful rate for multicolor decks that want to go wide on spells. Commanders like Ashling, Rekindled and Trazyn the Infinite run it because the flexible dual-color production lines up exactly with their off-color splash requirements.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Ashling, Rekindled

54.5% of decks · synergy 0.51

Ashling, Rekindled casts spells of every color, and Firemind Vessel's any-two-colors output means it smooths out the most awkward pip requirements without locking into a single color.

02

The Emperor of Palamecia

46.0% of decks · synergy 0.43

The Emperor of Palamecia demands consistent access to multiple colors every turn, and Firemind Vessel fills that role at a low acquisition cost while doubling as a mid-game mana accelerant.

03
Ovika, Enigma Goliath

Ovika, Enigma Goliath

20.7% of decks · synergy 0.18

Ovika, Enigma Goliath wants to chain noncreature spells and values every extra mana source available; Firemind Vessel's two-mana burst each turn helps push toward the critical-mass turns that make Ovika's triggers snowball.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Firemind Vessel earns its slot — four-mana ramp is borderline in faster metas, but the flexible two-color output justifies the cost in three- and four-color decks that can't always lean on basics. In Pauper, it's a legitimate option for multicolor builds that need fixing and don't have access to the format's better uncommon artifacts. Legacy, Vintage, Pioneer, and Modern all have ramp and fixing options so far ahead of Firemind Vessel that it never sees play in those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict: fine when the commander demands specific pips, replaceable when it doesn't.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.29 bulk tier

At $0.29, Firemind Vessel is bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the deck wants it. Bulk artifacts at this price point don't move much, so there's no timing consideration; it's a $0.29 inclusion today and likely a $0.29 inclusion a year from now.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.