Invoke the Divine
Instant
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 4 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #6349
Invoke the Divine destroys an artifact or enchantment and gains you 4 life on a single card — clean, two-for-one value at instant speed for two mana. It's a staple in Firesong and Sunspeaker builds where that life gain isn't incidental but a trigger, and a perfectly serviceable inclusion anywhere white wants cheap interaction with a bonus attached.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Firesong and Sunspeaker
Firesong and Sunspeaker turns every white instant that gains life into a Lightning Bolt, so Invoke the Divine's 4-life rider becomes a free Shock stapled to your removal — that's the engine in one card.
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn distributes +1/+1 counters at end of turn based on life gained, so the 4 life from Invoke the Divine translates directly into board presence while the spell handles a troublesome artifact or enchantment.
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer triggers and grows whenever you gain life, making every cast of Invoke the Divine a free scry and a +1/+1 counter on your commander in addition to removing a threat.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Invoke the Divine sits in a crowded field of white artifact and enchantment removal, but the 4 life gain separates it from Disenchant in decks that can exploit lifegain triggers. Pauper is where it sees its most consistent competitive use — instant speed, a lifegain bonus, and commons-only removal targets make it a legitimate maindeck consideration. In Modern and Pioneer it's outclassed by Prismatic Ending, Destroy Evil, and March of Otherworldly Light, so Invoke the Divine rarely makes the cut outside specific lifegain synergy shells. Legacy and Vintage have too much efficient spot removal and too little reason to care about the life gain for this to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Invoke the Divine is firmly bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here, and that price reflects the card's role as a serviceable role-player rather than a format staple. It's stable bulk; nothing about its demand profile suggests movement in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.