Reinterpret
Instant
Counter target spell. You may cast a spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2021
- Price
- $1.95
- EDHREC rank
- #9232
Reinterpret counters a spell and replaces itself with a free cast from your hand — that's two-for-one tempo on a single blue mana investment of UU plus whatever you cast afterward. In Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot decks, it's essentially mandatory: the free cast triggers Lilah's prowess and storm-style payoffs while keeping your counter-magic live.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot rewards you for chaining instants and sorceries, and Reinterpret does exactly that — counter something, then immediately cast a second spell for free off the same card, doubling your trigger count without spending an extra mana.
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Eris, Roar of the Storm cares about casting instants and sorceries to grow her power and generate value, so Reinterpret's built-in free cast means a single card produces two cast triggers — efficient even before you count the counterspell itself.
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 |
Commander is where Reinterpret does its best work: the format's longer games and spell-synergy commanders turn the free cast into a genuine value engine rather than just a situational counter. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but faces stiff competition from Force of Will, Mana Drain, and Counterspell — the casting cost is too clunky for those formats' tempo demands. Reinterpret is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so the audience is effectively Commander and Oathbreaker, both of which are forgiving enough of the double-blue cost that the upside shines.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.95 cheap tier
At $1.95, Reinterpret sits in the sweet spot where it's cheap enough to include without a second thought and doesn't face the bulk-rare depreciation risk of cards with narrower applications. Given how heavily it's played in Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot and other spell-chain commanders, the price is unlikely to drop further — it's a real card at a fair price.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.