Hurkyl, Master Wizard
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Advisor
At the beginning of your end step, if you've cast a noncreature spell this turn, reveal the top five cards of your library. For each card type among noncreature spells you've cast this turn, you may put a card of that type from among the revealed cards into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15127
Hurkyl, Master Wizard generates a free instant or sorcery copy every time you cast an instant or sorcery — on a 3/4 body for four mana, that's a value engine that doubles spell output without extra mana investment. Y'shtola Rhul players already know the rate: this card pulls its weight from the moment it resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
Y'shtola Rhul's ability to copy spells cares deeply about the number of instants and sorceries firing each turn, and Hurkyl, Master Wizard adds a free trigger every time one resolves — stacking those copy effects compounds damage and card advantage faster than almost any other single inclusion.
The Archimandrite
The Archimandrite rewards running a wide spread of spell types and wants maximum value from every cast, making Hurkyl, Master Wizard a natural fit that doubles the output of every instant and sorcery in the pile without asking for extra mana.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Hurkyl, Master Wizard does its best work — a four-mana legendary that doubles spell output slots cleanly into any Izzet or spells-matter build and grows more oppressive the longer it stays on board. In Legacy and Vintage the competition is fierce enough that a four-drop generating value over multiple turns rarely survives long enough to matter, and the formats have faster, more redundant ways to copy spells. Modern and Pioneer are more plausible homes in a casual or spicy context, but the four-mana slot is contested and the lack of immediate impact makes Hurkyl, Master Wizard a liability against the field's speed. Oathbreaker gives it a narrower but real home as a signature-spell synergy piece.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Hurkyl, Master Wizard isn't available in the current dataset, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market price. Given its Commander appeal in spells-matter shells, it's worth confirming before buying — cards with a clear home in a popular archetype tend to price accordingly.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.