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Kitsune's Technique

Instant

Sneak {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for {1}{U} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step.)
Target opponent mills half their library, rounded up.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Price
$1.63
EDHREC rank
#12058
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Kitsune's Technique card art
Kitsune's Technique mills an opponent for half their library — a single spell that can erase 30-plus cards in one shot. Bruvac the Grandiloquent doubles that trigger, turning a two-mana sorcery into an instant near-kill against anyone with 60 or fewer cards remaining.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

02
The Mindskinner

The Mindskinner

25.4% of decks · synergy 0.23

The Mindskinner wants repeated, large mill events to stack its trigger, and Kitsune's Technique delivers one of the biggest single-spell mill numbers available at two mana.

03
Hope Estheim

Hope Estheim

15.1% of decks · synergy 0.14

Hope Estheim rewards instants and sorceries that generate value beyond their face text, and Kitsune's Technique trades a single card for a potentially game-ending mill count against the right target.

04
Lord Xander, the Collector

Lord Xander, the Collector

12.2% of decks · synergy 0.12

Lord Xander, the Collector layers discard and mill pressure simultaneously, and Kitsune's Technique fits cleanly into that attrition plan by gutting one opponent's library while the commander handles the rest of the table.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Kitsune's Technique is at its ceiling — 99-card libraries mean the target is almost always milling 30 or more cards, and with Bruvac the Grandiloquent in play it frequently ends a game on the spot. In 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, halving a 20-card library mid-game is strong but requires the opponent to already be in topdeck range, so Kitsune's Technique plays as a finisher rather than an engine piece. Standard legality makes it accessible at every level of play, but the two-mana sorcery speed is genuinely limiting in competitive 60-card environments where mill decks need interaction-resistant threats. Oathbreaker narrows the card pool enough that reliable mill finishers are scarce, which bumps its value there slightly above its Modern standing.

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Price Context

Current price

$1.63 cheap tier

At $1.63, Kitsune's Technique sits in the cheap tier — an easy inclusion that won't strain any budget. New-card demand will keep it near this price point for the near term, and it's the kind of role-player that holds casual value as long as mill remains a Commander archetype.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.