Insist
Sorcery
The next creature spell you cast this turn can't be countered.
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $1.57
- EDHREC rank
- #16926
Insist makes your next green creature spell uncounterable and gives it flash — two lines of text that matter enormously when your commander is the threat and the table has open blue mana. For one green mana at instant speed, it's the cleanest answer to countermagic green has for creature-based strategies, and Aeve, Progenitor Ooze decks in particular run it to guarantee the storm trigger resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze wins by storming off and counting spell copies, so a single counterspell ending the turn is a full stop on the game plan — Insist strips that veto away and lets the ooze chain resolve without interference.
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 |
Commander is where Insist earns its slot: four players means at minimum one blue deck with open mana, and a one-mana insurance policy on your commander or combo piece pays for itself the moment it blanks a Counterspell. In Legacy and Vintage, Insist is legal but rarely sees play — those formats move too fast and interact too differently for a narrow creature-protection spell to compete with Force of Will and Daze as threat protection. Outside those eternal formats, Insist is simply not legal. The card's value is almost entirely tied to multiplayer Commander, where the threat of countermagic is diffuse, recurring, and worth a dedicated slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.57 cheap tier
At $1.57, Insist sits in the budget range where there's no excuse not to include it if your Commander deck leans on a single green creature to win. It's a narrow card with a narrow audience, so the price is unlikely to climb — but for the decks that want it, the cost is irrelevant.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.