Invoke the Firemind
Sorcery
Choose one —
• Draw X cards.
• Invoke the Firemind deals X damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #14586
Invoke the Firemind scales with however much mana you can throw at it — draw X cards or deal X damage to each creature and player, your choice, at instant speed. The floor is flexible and the ceiling is lethal, but you need a serious mana sink shell to make either mode worth the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Invoke the Firemind earns its slot specifically in UR and Izzet-adjacent lists that can generate explosive mana — storm shells, Mizzix experience builds, and big-mana blue-red control decks where one card can either refuel completely or end the game. Outside of those shells it competes with more efficient draw spells and rarely wins that comparison. In Legacy and Vintage it is legal but irrelevant; those formats move too fast for a sorcery-speed X spell that needs ten-plus mana to be impressive. Modern is the same story — the format has far better options at every point on the curve. Oathbreaker is the one format outside Commander where it can occasionally appear, pairing cleanly with a Niv-Mizzet or Mizzix signature spell package.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Invoke the Firemind is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no price pressure pushing it upward, so grab a copy whenever you're already placing an order rather than seeking one out specifically.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.