Opt
Instant
Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #213
Opt costs one mana, cantrips, and lets you scry 1 first — it replaces itself while filtering your next draw, and doing that at instant speed means you hold it until the end of your opponent's turn to see if you need the answer first. It's not flashy, but any blue deck that wants to smooth draws without spending real resources runs Opt without much debate, and commanders like Elrond, Master of Healing that trigger off the spell type make it even easier to justify.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing triggers off scrying, so Opt does double duty — it scries 1 to trigger Elrond, Master of Healing's life gain and card-draw engine, then replaces itself, netting you cards off a single one-mana instant.
Lord of the Nazgûl
Lord of the Nazgûl creates a Wraith token whenever you cast an instant or sorcery during an opponent's turn, and Opt is the cheapest possible trigger — hold it open, cast it on the end step, make a Wraith, and still replace the card you spent.
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Alela, Cunning Conqueror generates a Faerie Rogue token whenever you cast an instant during an opponent's turn, so Opt is a one-mana token factory that also fixes your next draw — exactly what Alela, Cunning Conqueror wants out of every blue spell in the 99.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien cares about scrying and you drawing cards beyond your first each turn, so Opt advances both conditions simultaneously — it's one of the cleanest single cards you can cast to push Galadriel of Lothlórien's engine forward on a budget.
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified reward you for casting noncreature spells and build toward extra-turn and prowess-style payoffs, making Opt a clean way to cantrip through the deck while triggering Shiko and Narset, Unified's spell-count synergies for a single blue mana.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Opt earns its slot in any blue deck that wants to smooth draws at instant speed without sacrificing a real card — the scry 1 is the reason to run it over a plain cantrip, and holding priority to cast it on an opponent's end step is a genuine advantage. In Legacy and Vintage it sees play in tempo and control shells where one-mana cantrips are currency, though Brainstorm and Ponder are the first calls there. Modern and Pioneer treat Opt as a staple for blue spell-count decks — prowess and storm lists love the cheap trigger. Standard rotation determines how much competition it faces, but it's been a consistent include whenever it's legal. Pauper runs it freely given its common printing, and it quietly holds a place in Oathbreaker wherever blue wants to dig efficiently on a single mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Opt is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for under a dollar in any format that wants it. The price is stable because the card has been reprinted extensively; there's no reason to expect movement in either direction, and no reason to hesitate on acquiring copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elrond, Master of Healing
- Lord of the Nazgûl
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Shiko and Narset, Unified
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.