Mathemagics
Sorcery
Target player draws 2ˣ cards. (2⁰ = 1, 2¹ = 2, 2² = 4, 2³ = 8, 2⁴ = 16, 2⁵ = 32, and so on.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $5.30
- EDHREC rank
- #9347
Mathemagics draws you cards equal to the number of times you've cast your commander — which in the right deck is not two or three, it's eight or ten. In Zimone, Infinite Analyst shells where the commander loops repeatedly in a single turn, Mathemagics routinely replaces itself many times over and ends games on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Zimone, Infinite Analyst
Zimone, Infinite Analyst is in more than half of all Zimone, Infinite Analyst decks because Mathemagics is the payoff — the commander loops until you have enough counters, then Mathemagics converts the loop count directly into a full hand or a lethal draw trigger.

Prismari, the Inspiration
Prismari, the Inspiration cares about casting expensive instants and sorceries, and Mathemagics scales with commander casts in a way that rewards the commander-heavy play Prismari, the Inspiration already wants — the card draws are a bonus on top of whatever storm or magecraft payoffs are already live.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mathemagics is legal in every major constructed format but has no meaningful footprint outside Commander — the effect is simply too slow and too conditional for formats where you rarely cast your commander more than once. In Commander it occupies a narrow but powerful role: pure bulk draw in any deck that recasts its commander several times per game, and a combo finisher in loops that generate unbounded commander-cast triggers. Outside of those shells, a cantrip or a more reliable draw spell will outperform it. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where it could theoretically see play, since the planeswalker-as-commander structure creates similar recasting incentives, but the format's smaller card pool and faster games make it unlikely to matter in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Pull from Tomorrow and Rush of Knowledge both draw a large fixed number of cards for similar mana investment and don't require any commander-cast count to function, making them more consistent replacements in decks that only recast their commander once or twice. Neither hits the ceiling Mathemagics reaches in a true loop deck, but for a commander that's cast two or three times a game, both will out-perform it at a lower price point.
Price Context
Current price
$5.30 mid tier
At $5.30, Mathemagics sits in the mid tier — not a casual pickup, but not a barrier either. It holds that price because demand is almost entirely concentrated in Zimone, Infinite Analyst builds, so if that commander falls out of favor the price has room to drop.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.