Forced Fruition
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player draws seven cards.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $5.90
- EDHREC rank
- #2581
Forced Fruition turns every spell your opponents cast into seven cards drawn — which in a format full of library-out win conditions means a single resolved enchantment can end the game. Kami of the Crescent Moon decks run it at a 67% clip for good reason: seven mana is steep, but the effect is symmetrically devastating in a way few enchantments at any cost can claim.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Kami of the Crescent Moon's entire game plan is drowning opponents in cards until their libraries run dry, and Forced Fruition is the most explosive accelerant in that plan — every opponent spell becomes seven draws closer to a lethal mill trigger.
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Nekusar, the Mindrazer deals damage every time an opponent draws, so Forced Fruition doesn't just threaten mill — it threatens seven damage per spell cast, turning any active opponent into a lightning rod for lethal ping damage.
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician rewards chaos and high card-draw volume across the table, and Forced Fruition is one of the few enchantments that guarantees massive draw events on every opponent's turn without requiring any additional setup.
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler builds around group draw payoffs, and Forced Fruition layers on top by converting opponents' own spells into enormous draw bursts that accelerate the library-out clock Kwain decks are already pursuing.
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn lists that dip into group-hug or pillowfort lines use Forced Fruition as a threat-that-isn't-a-creature, leveraging the enchantment type for recursion while the punishment effect discourages opponents from playing into it.
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 |
Forced Fruition is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer table is what makes seven mana feel like a bargain, since three opponents each casting spells means the effect compounds into a library-out threat within a few turns. In Legacy and Vintage, where the card is technically legal, it's far too slow and too passive; those formats end on turn one or two, and no one is paying seven mana for a symmetrical enchantment in a one-on-one game. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's multiplayer DNA that Forced Fruition can function there, especially under a wheel-oriented signature spell. The bottom line: this card exists for Commander, and that's the only context worth evaluating it in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
The closest budget stand-ins are Dictate of Kruphix and Howling Mine, which force opponents to draw extra cards each turn for a fraction of the cost — but neither punishes spellcasting the way Forced Fruition does, so they're better thought of as volume draw rather than threat-based pressure. If the goal is specifically to punish spell casting, Psychic Possession and Consecrated Sphinx capture individual opponents' draws at a lower rate; Forced Fruition remains the only card that scales seven draws per spell regardless of whose turn it is.
Price Context
Current price
$5.90 mid tier
At $5.90, Forced Fruition sits squarely in the mid tier — accessible enough that it's not a budget obstacle, but priced high enough that its 67% inclusion rate in Kami of the Crescent Moon decks reflects genuine demand rather than a bulk pickup. The price is stable: it's a unique effect with no functional reprint, and Commander demand keeps a floor under it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
- Nekusar, the Mindrazer
- Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
- Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
- Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.