Predict
Instant
Choose a card name, then target player mills a card. If a card with the chosen name was milled this way, you draw two cards. Otherwise, you draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.91
- EDHREC rank
- #17597
Predict mills the top card and draws two if you name it correctly — a two-mana instant that converts library knowledge into card advantage. In decks that can guarantee the top card, such as Xanathar, Guild Kingpin builds running top-deck manipulation, it's a consistent two-for-one.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin lets you see opponents' top cards, which means Predict can name correctly with zero guesswork — two cards drawn for two mana is the deal, and Xanathar turns that conditional into a guarantee.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Predict is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — formats where the card-advantage ceiling matters and manipulation tools are plentiful. In Legacy it occasionally surfaces in Miracles-adjacent shells where top-deck control makes the name-it clause trivial, but it rarely earns a main-deck slot in a format with Brainstorm. Commander is where Predict does its best work: two mana at instant speed for two cards is already near the floor of acceptable draw, and any deck running Sensei's Divining Top, Scroll Rack, or similar top-deck manipulation turns it into a pure two-for-one. Outside those formats it's not legal, and in the formats it is legal, the ceiling is high enough to run it whenever you can reliably call the top card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.91 bulk tier
At $0.91, Predict sits at the top edge of bulk — cheap enough to slot in without budget hesitation. The price reflects limited competitive demand, but casual Commander supply keeps it accessible and unlikely to spike without a major reprint or breakout deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.