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Pure Intentions

Instant — Arcane

Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard cards this turn, return those cards from your graveyard to your hand.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, return this card from your graveyard to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Saviors of Kamigawa
Price
$0.30
EDHREC rank
#27593
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Pure Intentions card art
Pure Intentions turns every discard your opponents force on you into a free spell — each card you're made to discard puts a copy of Pure Intentions on the stack, letting the chain snowball into a full hand refill or a combo kill. The catch is that it only triggers off opponent-forced discard, so it does nothing in a vacuum and sits dead unless someone is actively targeting you.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Pure Intentions occupies a narrow but real niche: it punishes targeted discard in a format where players occasionally run Thoughtseize effects or where combos like Hive Mind make mass discard symmetrical enough to weaponize. Legacy and Vintage have the raw discard density — Hymn to Tourach, Cabal Therapy, Force of Will pitched off discard — for Pure Intentions to theoretically fire, but those formats have no interest in a reactive, conditional card that requires an opponent's cooperation to generate value. Modern is similar; the card is legal but competes against faster, more reliable hand-refill options and sees no play. Pure Intentions is a Commander card in practice, full stop.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.30 bulk tier

At $0.30, Pure Intentions is deep bulk — the price reflects its narrow application and near-zero competitive demand. It holds that floor stably because Hive Mind combo players will always need copies, but don't expect movement; this is a pick-a-copy-up-for-pennies card, not a spec target.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.