Pendulum of Patterns
Artifact
When this artifact enters, you gain 3 life.
, 
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28697
Pendulum of Patterns costs three mana to draw a card and gain 3 life — fine rate, not exciting — but it also becomes a one-mana 3/3 body if you've cast six or more spells this turn. That second mode locks it into spell-storm decks specifically; everywhere else, it's just an overcosted cantrip.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Pendulum of Patterns is a niche role-player rather than a staple — it belongs in decks that routinely chain six or more spells in a single turn, and it's actively weak in anything slower. Pauper is the format where it sees the most honest competition for the slot; common-legal spell-heavy decks like Kiln Fiend or cantrip Storm shells can hit the threshold, but the three-mana entry cost is awkward when every mana counts. In Modern and Legacy, it's strictly outclassed — those formats have access to one-mana cantrips that don't ask you to clear a six-spell hurdle for a 3/3. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: viable only in the fastest spell-chain builds.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Pendulum of Patterns is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and there's no financial case for or against running it. It will stay at this price floor; demand is narrow enough that no reprint pressure or spike is coming.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.