Invert // Invent
Instant // Instant
Switch the power and toughness of each of up to two target creatures until end of turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #12106
Invert // Invent is a two-faced spell where Invent is the whole reason to play it — an instant-speed tutor that fetches any two artifacts directly to hand, a line that can assemble a combo or recover missing pieces on your opponent's end step. The cost is real: six mana is steep, and the card sits in the 99 almost exclusively because Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot can copy it or discount it into relevance, turning a slow tutor into a game-ending chain that includes grabbing Time Warp for extra turns.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot is in 57% of lists running Invert // Invent for good reason — Lilah copies noncreature spells when she attacks, so Invert // Invent becomes a double tutor mid-combat, fetching the pieces that close the game on the spot.
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Vadrik, Astral Archmage cuts the cost of instants and sorceries based on his power, meaning a buffed Vadrik can make Invert // Invent cost two or three mana — at that rate, fetching two artifacts at instant speed is simply broken, and it's why 37% of Vadrik lists include it.
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, Invert // Invent earns its slot in artifact-combo decks and spellslinger builds that want flexible, instant-speed access to two key pieces at once — it's a one-card solution to the classic "I need part A and part B" problem. Outside Commander, it sees almost no play: Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have cheaper and more targeted artifact tutors, and six mana at instant speed doesn't compete when Whir of Invention or Reshape exist at lower costs. Oathbreaker is the one exception where the tutor density matters enough and the planeswalker restriction narrows the cardpool enough that Invert // Invent can find a home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Temporal ManipulationSeasons PastInvert // Invent
Infinite turns; Lock
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Invert // Invent is pure bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. That price is unlikely to move meaningfully given broad reprinting potential and limited competitive demand outside Commander artifact shells.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.