Inspired Idea
Sorcery
Cleave 
(You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Draw three cards. [Your maximum hand size is reduced by three for the rest of the game.]
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #23359
Inspired Idea draws three cards for three mana — the catch is you have to discard your hand first, making it a reset button rather than pure card advantage. It's correct in decks that want an empty hand or benefit from the discard, and wrong everywhere else.
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 Inspired Idea earns its slot, specifically in Izzet or Rakdos builds that convert an empty hand into upside — Containment Construct, Null Brooch, or any Hellbent payoff turns the drawback into a feature. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the discard-then-draw structure competes poorly against Faithless Looting and Chart a Course, which provide similar velocity without asking you to gut your hand first. Legacy and Vintage have even less patience for a sorcery-speed three-mana draw spell. Oathbreaker follows the Commander logic: if your signature spell or planeswalker cares about an empty hand or graveyard, Inspired Idea can pull weight.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Inspired Idea sits firmly in bulk territory — it's a throw-in, not a purchase. The price reflects its narrow application; demand will stay low unless a major Hellbent or empty-hand commander breaks out.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.