Reshape
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact.
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $4.00
- EDHREC rank
- #3044
Reshape sacrifices an artifact to tutor any artifact with equal or lesser mana value directly onto the battlefield — the payoff is immediate board presence, not a card in hand. The phyrexian mana cost means you can cast it in any blue deck without straining your mana base, which is why Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and other artifact-heavy commanders treat it as a staple.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator runs a dense artifact package to enable its treasure and combat synergies, and Reshape converts any expendable piece into exactly the combo component needed at the right moment.
Tameshi, Reality Architect
Tameshi, Reality Architect constantly cycles artifacts in and out of the graveyard and hand, and Reshape slots into that loop by converting a low-value artifact into a higher-impact piece without spending conventional mana.
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Urza, Lord High Artificer turns every artifact into a mana source, so Reshape's phyrexian life payment is trivially offset — you sacrifice one artifact and find the exact piece that closes a combo line.
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Emry, Lurker of the Loch recurs artifacts from the graveyard, which means Reshape's sacrifice cost barely registers — the sacrificed artifact is likely coming back anyway, and what arrives from the library is exactly what the board state demands.
Urza, Lord Protector
Urza, Lord Protector decks assemble artifact-based combo lines that require specific pieces on specific turns, and Reshape's ability to skip directly to the battlefield makes it one of the most efficient tutors available in blue.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Reshape is a legitimate artifact tutor in any blue deck that can supply a sacrifice outlet — the phyrexian mana cost removes the color-pip burden entirely, and fetching directly to the battlefield at instant speed is a meaningful upgrade over sorcery-speed alternatives. In Legacy and Vintage, Reshape sees niche play in artifact combo shells where the ability to chain into a key piece mid-sequence justifies the slot, though those formats have enough broken tutors that it rarely makes the cut outside dedicated artifact strategies. Modern artifact combo decks have occasionally considered Reshape, but the format's speed and the strength of competing options keep it on the fringe rather than in the core. Oathbreaker's tighter deck construction makes efficient tutors like Reshape more valuable, particularly in blue artifact builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.00 cheap tier
At $4, Reshape sits in a comfortable range for a card that does this much — cheap enough to slot into most budgets, but priced to reflect real demand from artifact combo players across Commander, Legacy, and Vintage. It's a stable pickup: narrow enough that it won't spike, but useful enough in its lane that it won't crater either.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Tameshi, Reality Architect
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Urza, Lord Protector
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.