Psychic Whorl
Sorcery
Target opponent discards two cards. Then if you control a Rat, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.89
- EDHREC rank
- #15176
Psychic Whorl mills each opponent for the number of cards you drew this turn — stapled to a creature that replaces itself when it dies, meaning you get the mill trigger and a card back at minimum. The cost is that this is a five-mana 3/4 with no evasion, so it needs a draw-heavy shell to mill at a relevant rate.
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, Psychic Whorl earns its slot in mill strategies that already want to draw aggressively — commanders like Jhoira of the Ghitu or Niv-Mizzet, Parun turn cantrip chains into mill bursts across three opponents simultaneously. Outside of dedicated mill, the rate is too slow; milling ten cards across a 100-card format barely dents anyone's library. In non-Commander formats, Psychic Whorl is strictly outclassed — mill decks in Modern and Pioneer have faster, more consistent pieces, and the five-mana ask is a non-starter in any competitive environment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.89 bulk tier
At $0.89, Psychic Whorl sits at the top edge of bulk pricing, which is about right for a card with a narrow home and no crossover appeal into competitive formats. It won't climb without a dedicated mill commander that becomes a format staple, so pick it up if you need it and don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.