Inscription of Insight
Sorcery
Kicker 
Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.
• Scry 2, then draw two cards.
• Target player creates an X/X blue Illusion creature token, where X is the number of cards in their hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #13761
Inscription of Insight offers three modes on a single card — bounce, token, or draw — and the kicker clause lets you stack all three at once for six mana. Riku of Many Paths copies instant and sorcery spells for free, which means a kicked Inscription of Insight effectively doubles to six cards drawn, two tokens created, and two permanents bounced for one extra mana.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Riku of Many Paths
Riku of Many Paths copies each of the three modes when it triggers on Inscription of Insight, so a kicked copy becomes a six-card draw, a two-token swing, and a two-permanent bounce — all on one spell.
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 |
In Commander, Inscription of Insight earns its slot in spell-copy decks and Simic value engines that want modal flexibility over a single effect. The kicked version is a genuine game-swing in a multiplayer game where refilling six cards is often the difference between winning and scooping. In competitive 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Inscription of Insight is too slow and too conditional — four mana for any single mode doesn't clear the bar when the format rewards efficiency above flexibility. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer math, so the same value argument applies there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Inscription of Insight sits firmly in bulk territory, making it a zero-risk inclusion to test. Bulk rares rarely climb unless a breakout deck drags them up, so buy the copies you need now and don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.