Sisay's Ingenuity
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, draw a card.
Enchanted creature has "
: Target creature becomes the color of your choice until end of turn."
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #22675
Sisay's Ingenuity puts a +1/+1 counter on target creature and draws a card — both effects stapled together for a single mana at instant speed. It's a clean, efficient spell in any deck that cares about counters, and the cantrip means it never costs you a card in hand.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sisay's Ingenuity earns its slot in any counters-matter deck — the instant speed lets you respond to a board state and replace itself immediately, which is exactly what one-mana interaction should do. In Pauper, the commons card pool means a cantripping counter spell is genuinely competitive, and it sees play in creature-based aggressive and tempo strategies. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but the power bar there is high enough that a single +1/+1 counter rarely moves the needle, so Sisay's Ingenuity stays on the bench in those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Sisay's Ingenuity is deep bulk — you'll find it in any commons bin without looking. Bulk cantrips rarely spike unless a new commander or mechanic puts them on everyone's radar overnight, so don't expect movement, but at this price there's no reason not to pick up a few copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.