Lumengrid Augur
Creature — Vedalken Wizard
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: Target player draws a card, then discards a card. If that player discards an artifact card this way, untap this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #27186
Lumengrid Augur turns every draw trigger into a forced discard for an opponent — the effect is immediate, repeatable, and scales with how many cards your table draws. The cost is that you need a deck built to fire the trigger often, or it's just a 1/2 for two that does nothing.
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 |
Lumengrid Augur is a Commander card through and through — the trigger needs a critical mass of draw events to matter, and multiplayer tables generate exactly that. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; the formats move too fast for a 1/2 that requires setup to do anything. Commander is where it earns its slot, specifically in blue-red wheel and group-draw strategies where opponents are already drawing extra cards and the forced discard compounds into meaningful hand pressure.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Xyris, the Writhing StormIntruder AlarmLumengrid AugurAshnod's Altar
Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Infinite looting for opponents; Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Orcish BowmastersIntruder AlarmLumengrid AugurAshnod's Altar
Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Infinite looting for opponents; Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Orcish BowmastersIntruder AlarmLumengrid AugurPhyrexian Altar
Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Infinite looting for opponents; Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Lumengrid Augur is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. It won't appreciate meaningfully unless a major wheel commander breaks out and pulls the entire synergy package up with it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.