Frantic Inventory
Instant
Draw a card, then draw cards equal to the number of cards named Frantic Inventory in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #28779
Frantic Inventory draws more cards the more copies you've already cast — a self-scaling draw spell that rewards redundancy rather than punishing it. One copy is fine; two is good; three or four is where it actually takes over a game.
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, Frantic Inventory is a budget staple in any blue deck that either runs multiples or expects to cast the same spell repeatedly — the self-referential scaling matters more in a 100-card singleton format than most players initially assume. Pauper is where Frantic Inventory is genuinely powerful: common-legal card draw is scarce, and a four-of in any blue control or tempo shell compounds fast. In Legacy and Vintage the competition is brutal — Brainstorm and Ancestral Recall exist — so Frantic Inventory doesn't see play. Modern and Pioneer are similar stories; the ceiling is too low when Preordain and Consider are available and the diminishing-returns design doesn't fit the faster clock.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Frantic Inventory is firmly bulk — buy a playset without thinking about it. Bulk commons with genuine Commander and Pauper demand tend to stay in this range indefinitely, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.