Imposing Grandeur
Sorcery
Each player may discard their hand and draw cards equal to the greatest mana value of a commander they own on the battlefield or in the command zone.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Crimson Vow Commander
- Price
- $1.84
- EDHREC rank
- #6157
Imposing Grandeur draws you cards equal to your commander's mana value — which means in the right deck it's a three-mana spell that refills your hand by five, six, or more. At that rate, the cost is irrelevant; the question is just whether your commander is big enough to justify the slot, and for Eris, Roar of the Storm and her peers, the answer is an easy yes.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Eris, Roar of the Storm has a mana value of 8, which means Imposing Grandeur draws eight cards for three mana — one of the most efficient raw-draw spells in the format at that point in the game.
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite's high mana value means Imposing Grandeur routinely draws six or seven cards, and the deck's cost-reduction mechanics mean you can cast both in the same turn without much strain.
Piru, the Volatile
Piru, the Volatile clocks in at mana value 7, so Imposing Grandeur is a three-mana draw-seven — exactly the kind of explosive refill a slow, controlling life-gain shell needs to stay ahead.
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant's affinity shell often casts the commander early at reduced cost, but the mana value stays at 7, so Imposing Grandeur still draws seven cards and refuels the artifact hand that makes the whole engine run.
Borborygmos Enraged
Borborygmos Enraged sits at mana value 8, and since the deck wants to dump lands from hand anyway, Imposing Grandeur's massive draw immediately converts into more ammunition to throw at opponents' faces.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Imposing Grandeur is built for Commander and almost exclusively lives there — the card scales off your commander's mana value, a mechanic that has no meaningful equivalent in Legacy or Vintage, where it's technically legal but would never see play. In Commander, it's a role-player with a narrow but sharp use case: high-mana-value commanders where it becomes one of the most efficient draw spells in the 99. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth a mention, since planeswalkers as signatures can hit mana values of 4–6 and make Imposing Grandeur reasonably competitive there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.84 cheap tier
At $1.84, Imposing Grandeur sits in the sweet spot where it's cheap enough to include without a second thought and good enough that the price reflects real demand rather than bulk-bin indifference. It won't spike dramatically — it's not a combo piece — but it's unlikely to drop further given how consistently high-MV commanders appear in the format.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Eris, Roar of the Storm
- Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
- Piru, the Volatile
- Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
- Borborygmos Enraged
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.